A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Jefferson$2,520/mo

Typical home $399K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · Housing →

Sheridan Township$1,610/mo

Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →

The difference: $910 a month, about $10,900 a year, between Jefferson and Sheridan Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

JeffersonSheridan Township

Snow a year36″41″

January low10°F 3°F

July high85°F 82°F

Growing season (days)159d 145d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd 59th

Outdoors & history

JeffersonSheridan Township

Trails0 mi 6 mi

Conserved land1.2%0%

Settled1859 —

National Register places1 1

Archive photos2 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

JeffersonSheridan Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

157 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

JeffersonSD Sheridan TownshipCodington County

Jefferson ↔ Sheridan Township157 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

JeffersonSheridan Township

People

Population 554Highest 445Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.2% SD: +8.9% —

Median age 40.6±12Highest 7% above SD 39.3±19Lowest 3% above SD

Jefferson and Sheridan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.6%±8.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.4%±16.4Highest SD: 24.2%

Sheridan Township and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.6%±2.7Highest SD: 18% 12.1%±7.4Lowest SD: 18%

Jefferson and Sheridan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.4Lowest SD: 5% 6.3%±6.1Highest SD: 5%

Sheridan Township and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $82,888±$21kLowest 10% above SD $107,500±$42kHighest 43% above SD

Sheridan Township and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,400±$23kLowest 30% below SD $264,500±$150kHighest about the SD average

Sheridan Township and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,284Lowest 16% below SD $2,700Highest about the SD average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 13%±77.6Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%

Jefferson and Sheridan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 1.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91%Highest SD: 68.6% 86.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than SD 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 24% above SD 17 minLowest about the SD average

Work from home 8.1%±9.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 13.9%±11.3Highest SD: 9.7%

Sheridan Township and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 5.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 1.03Highest

Top workplaceoutside town North Sioux City (20%)Watertown (62%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sheridan TownshipFew work in Jefferson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 6.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.0Highest 1.3Lowest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Jefferson vs Sheridan Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $910 more a month in Jefferson

What daily life feels like in each

157 miles apart

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