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Kranzburg Township vs Taopi Township

74 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (15 min in Taopi Township) and property tax bill (+53% in Taopi Township).

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Kranzburg Township, SDA small town of 360Codington County · 360 people

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Taopi Township, SDA small town of 340Minnehaha County · 340 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.

Kranzburg TownshipA small town of 360

Quiet strengthsKranzburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Kranzburg Township →

Taopi TownshipA small town of 340

Quiet strengthsTaopi Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Taopi 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.

Average commute15 min

Taopi Township has the shorter commute

Kranzburg Township 38 minTaopi Township 23 min

Property tax bill+53%

Tax bills are bigger in Taopi Township

Taopi Township $4,125Kranzburg Township $2,692

Jobs per worker2.4×

Kranzburg Township is more of a job hub

Kranzburg Township 0.33Taopi Township 0.14

Kranzburg Township has more miles of trail

Kranzburg Township 2.7 miTaopi Township 1.4 mi

Bachelor’s degree++8.8 pts

More adults in Kranzburg Township have a degree

Kranzburg Township 28%Taopi Township 19.2%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Taopi Township

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%

Kranzburg Township$1,750/mo

Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

Taopi Township$2,190/mo

Typical home $351K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Taopi Township and Kranzburg 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

Kranzburg TownshipTaopi Township

Snow a year41″40″

January low3°F —

July high82°F —

Growing season (days)145d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 31st

Outdoors & history

Kranzburg TownshipTaopi Township

Trails3 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.6%2.6%

Settled1878 —

National Register places1 1

Archive photos2 —

Community

Kranzburg TownshipTaopi 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

74 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kranzburg TownshipCodington County Taopi TownshipMinnehaha County

Kranzburg Township ↔ Taopi Township74 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

Kranzburg TownshipTaopi Township

People

Population 360Highest 340Lowest

Median age 34.7±11.7Lowest 9% below SD 35.7±10.7Highest 6% below SD

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

Kids under 18 31.4%±9.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.1%±6.9Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 18.1%±4.2Highest SD: 18% 10.6%±7.9Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28%Highest SD: 31.9% 19.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.2Lowest SD: 5% 3.8%±4.8Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $80,625±$28kLowest 7% above SD $113,958±$33kHighest 52% above SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $290,500±$74kLowest 13% above SD $351,400±$46kHighest 37% above SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,692Lowest about the SD average $4,125Highest 51% above SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.3%±100 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 6.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 1.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 90.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 5 yrs newer than SD 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 115% above SD 23 minLowest 29% above SD

Work from home 5.8%±7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±5.5Lowest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.14Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (60%)Sioux Falls (52%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Taopi TownshipFew work in Kranzburg Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 2.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.3Highest

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

Deciding?

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Bordering Kranzburg Township

Sheridan Township445 people · $265K homes

Waverly Township250 people · $314K homes

Elmira Township345 people · $450K homes

Rome Township41 people

Towns like Kranzburg Township

Spring Valley Township319 people · $326K homes

Hanson Township454 people · $328K homes

Redfield Township462 people · $204K homes

Montrose Township223 people · $336K homes

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.