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Manchester Township vs Kassel 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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Manchester Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 53 people
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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 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
Manchester TownshipKassel Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low—10°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th50th
Outdoors & history
Manchester TownshipKassel Township
Trails11 mi6 mi
Conserved land24.7%2.6%
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Manchester TownshipKassel 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.

Manchester Township ↔ Kassel 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.

Manchester TownshipKassel Township
People
Population 53Lowest 55Highest
Median age 53.5±18.5Lowest 41% above SD 54.7±3.6Highest 44% 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 18.9%±54.7Highest SD: 24.2% 14.5%±45.9Lowest 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+ 22.6%±59.2Highest SD: 18% 16.4%±52.2Lowest 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+ 20.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 21.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.7 SD: 5% 0%±25.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $121,875±$113kHighest 62% above SD $75,625±$36kLowest about the SD average
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 $1,536Highest 44% below SD $1,050Lowest 61% 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 1990Lowest 10 yrs newer than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 20 min 11% above SD
Work from home 0%±35.7 SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town De Smet (37%)Freeman (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kassel TownshipFew work in Manchester Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.7%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.6 miHighest 6.1 miLowest
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 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
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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