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Mina vs Mercier Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (20.6× in Mercier Township) and street grid (8× in Mina).

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Mina, SDAn outdoors townSouth Dakota · 767 people
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Mercier Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 121 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.

MinaAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.2% conserved land0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Mina →
Mercier TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43% conserved land10 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Mercier 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.

Trails20.6×
Mercier Township has more miles of trail
Mercier Township 10.3 miMina 0.5 mi
Street grid8×
Mina has the more walkable street grid
Mina 6.4Mercier Township 0.8
Property tax bill+81%
Tax bills are bigger in Mina
Mina $2,693Mercier Township $1,490
Size6.3×
Mina is the bigger place
Mina 767Mercier Township 121
Typical home built31 yrs
Mercier Township’s homes are older
Mina 1978Mercier Township 1947
Bachelor’s degree++20.4 pts
More adults in Mercier Township have a degree
Mercier Township 65.2%Mina 44.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Mina

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.

Mina$2,210/mo
Typical home $379K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,521/mo · Housing →
Mercier Township$1,660/mo
Typical home $292K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Mina 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

Mina and Mercier Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MinaMercier TownshipMinaMercier Township
Mina ↔ Mercier Township3.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
MinaMercier Township
Snow a year34″43″
January low3°F2°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)143d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th37th
Outdoors & history
MinaMercier Township
Trails1 mi10 mi
Conserved land24.2%43%
Archive photos1—
Community
MinaMercier 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.

MinaMercier Township
People
Population 767Highest 121Lowest
Median age 54.3±9.1Lowest 43% above SD 62.1±22.3Highest 63% above SD
Mercier Township and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±11.2Highest SD: 24.2% 7.4%±24.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Mina and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±4.3Lowest SD: 18% 42.1%±29.7Highest SD: 18%
Mercier Township and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 65.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±11.7Lowest SD: 5%
Mina 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 $103,333±$28kHighest 38% above SD $81,250±$28kLowest 8% above SD
Mina and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $378,600±$82kHighest 47% above SD $292,300±$90kLowest 14% above SD
Mina and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,521±$756 61% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,693Highest about the SD average $1,490Lowest 45% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.8%±66Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Mina and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 85.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 2 yrs older than SD 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 20% above SD 19 minLowest 8% above SD
Work from home 13.1%±8.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±11.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Mina and Mercier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.30Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (29%)Aberdeen (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mercier TownshipFew work in Mina
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.2%Lowest 43%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.4Highest 0.8Lowest
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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