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Kassel Township vs Sweet Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Kassel Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Sweet Township).

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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 people
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Sweet Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHutchinson County · 92 people
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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 →
Sweet TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Sweet Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Property tax bill2.2×
Tax bills are bigger in Kassel Township
Kassel Township $1,050Sweet Township $486
Jobs per worker4.4×
Sweet Township is more of a job hub
Sweet Township 0.40Kassel Township 0.09
Typical home built65 yrs
Sweet Township’s homes are older
Kassel Township 2003Sweet Township 1938
Average commute12 min
Sweet Township has the shorter commute
Kassel Township 20 minSweet Township 8 min
Street grid+78%
Sweet Township has the more walkable street grid
Sweet Township 1.6Kassel Township 0.9
Trails+69%
Kassel Township has more miles of trail
Kassel Township 6.1 miSweet Township 3.6 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Kassel Township and Sweet Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kassel TownshipSweet TownshipKassel TownshipSweet Township
Kassel Township ↔ Sweet Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Kassel TownshipNot graded C−Sweet TownshipBetter than 18% of districts in the state
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 TownshipSweet Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th50th
Outdoors & history
Kassel TownshipSweet Township
Trails6 mi4 mi
Conserved land2.6%0.3%
National Register places—2
Community
Kassel TownshipSweet 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.

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 TownshipSweet Township
People
Population 55Lowest 92Highest
Median age 54.7±3.6Highest 44% above SD 41.3±38.7Lowest 9% above SD
Kassel Township and Sweet 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% 31.5%±25.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Sweet 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% 28.3%±25.6Highest SD: 18%
Sweet 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7 SD: 5% 0%±15.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,625±$36kLowest about the SD average $113,333±$84kHighest 51% above SD
Sweet 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 $1,050Highest 61% below SD $486Lowest 82% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 90.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 11% above SD 8 minLowest 54% below SD
Work from home 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 31.4%±34.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Sweet 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%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (23%)Parkston (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Sweet TownshipFew work in Kassel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.1 miHighest 3.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.6Highest
Schools
School district —Menno School District 33-2
High school in town —None in town
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Kassel Township

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Towns like Kassel Township

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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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