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Kassel Township vs Manchester Township

75 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+46% in Manchester Township) and conserved land (+22.1 pts in Manchester Township).

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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 people
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Manchester Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 53 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 →
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 TownshipManchester Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th30th
Outdoors & history
Kassel TownshipManchester Township
Trails6 mi11 mi
Conserved land2.6%24.7%
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Kassel TownshipManchester 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

75 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kassel Township ↔ Manchester Township75 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 TownshipManchester Township
People
Population 55Highest 53Lowest
Median age 54.7±3.6Highest 44% above SD 53.5±18.5Lowest 41% above SD
Kassel Township and Manchester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.5%±45.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 18.9%±54.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Manchester Township and Kassel 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% 22.6%±59.2Highest SD: 18%
Manchester 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% 20.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7 SD: 5% 0%±26.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,625±$36kLowest about the SD average $121,875±$113kHighest 62% above SD
Manchester 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 $1,536Highest 44% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1990Lowest 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 min 11% above SD —
Work from home 0%±33.3 SD: 9.7% 0%±35.7 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (23%)De Smet (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Manchester TownshipFew work in Kassel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 24.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.1 miLowest 10.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.8Lowest
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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