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King Township vs Sharon Township

101 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in King Township) and household income (+94% in King Township).

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King Township, SDA small town of 78Tripp County · 78 people
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Sharon Township, SDA small town of 161Hutchinson County · 161 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.

King TownshipA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsKing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about King Township →
Sharon TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsSharon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sharon 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
King TownshipSharon Township
Snow a year49″39″
January low13°F10°F
July high90°F86°F
Growing season (days)159d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th39th
Outdoors & history
King TownshipSharon Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Community
King TownshipSharon 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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

King Township ↔ Sharon Township101 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.

King TownshipSharon Township
People
Population 78Lowest 161Highest
Median age 27.9±37.7Highest 27% below SD 21.8±18.1Lowest 43% below SD
King Township and Sharon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.3%±28.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 46%±18.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Sharon Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.3%±40.9Lowest SD: 18% 10.6%±17.3Highest SD: 18%
Sharon Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40%Lowest SD: 31.9% 46.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.1Lowest SD: 5% 5%±9.4Highest SD: 5%
Sharon Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 233% above SD $128,618±$10kLowest 71% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $539,100±$166k 109% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,413 25% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7% SD: 68.6% 76.7% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min about the SD average
Work from home 0%±27Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.1%±7.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Sharon Township and King 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 22.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (24%)Tripp (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sharon TownshipFew work in King Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.2Highest
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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