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Manchester Township vs Esmond Township

Next-door neighbors in Kingsbury County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+33.3 pts renters in Esmond Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+17.6 pts in Esmond Township).

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Manchester Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 53 people
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Esmond Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 19 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Manchester Township and Esmond Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Manchester TownshipEsmond TownshipManchester TownshipEsmond Township
Manchester Township ↔ Esmond Township9.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Manchester TownshipEsmond Township
Snow a year39″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th30th
Outdoors & history
Manchester TownshipEsmond Township
Conserved land24.7%24.8%
National Register places—1
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Manchester TownshipEsmond 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.

Manchester TownshipEsmond Township
People
Population 53Highest 19Lowest
Median age 53.5±18.5Highest 41% above SD 43.3±62.9Lowest 14% above SD
Manchester Township and Esmond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.9%±54.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.6%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Esmond Township and Manchester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±59.2Lowest SD: 18% 42.1%±100Highest SD: 18%
Esmond Township and Manchester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 38.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.7 SD: 5% 0%±74.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $121,875±$113kHighest 62% above SD $31,250±$29kLowest 58% below SD
Manchester Township and Esmond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,536 44% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 57.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 66.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±35.7 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07 0.07
Top workplaceoutside town De Smet (37%)De Smet (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Esmond Township7% work in Manchester Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.7%Lowest 24.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.6 miHighest 10.0 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 0.8 0.8
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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