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Mercier Township vs Aberdeen Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.1× in Aberdeen Township) and property tax bill (2.3× in Aberdeen Township).

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Mercier Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 121 people
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Aberdeen Township, SDHometown of 47 notable peopleBrown County · 548 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.

Mercier TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43% conserved land10 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Mercier Township →
Aberdeen TownshipHometown of 47 notable people
Famous people47 notable peopleborn in Aberdeen Township Work1,409 jobsbased in Aberdeen Township, a regional job hub HistorySettled in 188012 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Aberdeen 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.

Jobs per worker10.1×
Aberdeen Township is more of a job hub
Aberdeen Township 3.02Mercier Township 0.30
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Aberdeen Township
Aberdeen Township $3,406Mercier Township $1,490
Street grid3.5×
Aberdeen Township has the more walkable street grid
Aberdeen Township 2.8Mercier Township 0.8
Conserved land+40.4 pts
Mercier Township has more conserved land
Mercier Township 43%Aberdeen Township 2.6%
Typical home built43 yrs
Mercier Township’s homes are older
Aberdeen Township 1990Mercier Township 1947
Size4.5×
Aberdeen Township is the bigger place
Aberdeen Township 548Mercier Township 121
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $960 more a month in Aberdeen 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.

Mercier Township$1,660/mo
Typical home $292K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →
Aberdeen Township$2,610/mo
Typical home $444K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $960 a month, about $11,500 a year, between Aberdeen Township and Mercier 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.

Where they are

Mercier Township and Aberdeen Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Mercier TownshipAberdeen TownshipMercier TownshipAberdeen Township
Mercier Township ↔ Aberdeen Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Mercier Township residents work in Aberdeen Township (6.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Mercier Township →
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
Mercier TownshipAberdeen Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th41st
Outdoors & history
Mercier TownshipAberdeen Township
Trails10 mi4 mi
Conserved land43%2.6%
Settled—1880
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—47
Community
Mercier TownshipAberdeen 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.

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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.

Mercier TownshipAberdeen Township
People
Population 121Lowest 548Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +0.1% SD: +8.9%
Median age 62.1±22.3Highest 63% above SD 59.1±5.5Lowest 56% above SD
Mercier Township and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.4%±24.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.3%±9.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Aberdeen Township and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.1%±29.7Highest SD: 18% 20.6%±8.9Lowest SD: 18%
Mercier Township and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 65.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 40.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.7Lowest SD: 5% 4.4%±9.1Highest SD: 5%
Aberdeen Township and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,250±$28kLowest 8% above SD $96,667±$61kHighest 29% above SD
Aberdeen Township and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $292,300±$90kLowest 14% above SD $444,100±$65kHighest 73% above SD
Aberdeen Township and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,490Lowest 45% below SD $3,406Highest 25% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 19%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than SD 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 8% above SD 14 minLowest 24% below SD
Work from home 0%±11.2 SD: 9.7% 0%±4.2 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 3.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (48%)Aberdeen (68%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Aberdeen TownshipFew work in Mercier Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miHighest 4.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 2.8Highest
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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