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Kassel Township vs Huron Township

236 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Huron Township) and typical home built (50 yrs in Huron Township).

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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 people
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Huron Township, SDA small town of 52Pennington County · 52 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Kassel TownshipA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsKassel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kassel Township →
Huron TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsHuron Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huron Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

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
Kassel TownshipHuron Township
Snow a year39″37″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)156d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th74th
Outdoors & history
Kassel TownshipHuron Township
Trails6 mi9 mi
Conserved land2.6%1.9%
Community
Kassel TownshipHuron Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

236 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kassel Township ↔ Huron Township236 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.

Kassel TownshipHuron Township
People
Population 55Highest 52Lowest
Median age 54.7±3.6Lowest 44% above SD 57.5±26.7Highest 51% above SD
Huron Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.5%±45.9Highest SD: 24.2% 9.6%±50.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kassel Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±52.2Lowest SD: 18% 46.2%±53.4Highest SD: 18%
Huron Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 20%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7 SD: 5% 0%±27.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,625±$36kLowest about the SD average $87,500±$9kHighest 17% above SD
Huron Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,700±$74k 64% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,050Lowest 61% below SD $2,313Highest 15% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 11% above SD 26 minHighest 46% above SD
Work from home 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 9.7%±13.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Huron Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 47.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (23%)Rapid City (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Huron TownshipFew work in Kassel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.1 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.6Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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