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Monroe Township vs Denver Township

64 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (41.3× in Monroe Township) and property tax bill (+47% in Denver Township).

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Monroe Township, SDA small town of 136Turner County · 136 people
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Denver Township, SDA small town of 147Kingsbury County · 147 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.

Monroe TownshipA small town of 136
Quiet strengthsMonroe Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Monroe Township →
Denver TownshipA small town of 147
Quiet strengthsDenver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Denver 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Denver 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.

Monroe Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Denver Township$2,400/mo
Typical home $413K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Denver Township and Monroe 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
Monroe TownshipDenver Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low—5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th30th
Outdoors & history
Monroe TownshipDenver Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—4.4%
Settled1901—
National Register places—1
Community
Monroe TownshipDenver 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

64 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Monroe Township ↔ Denver Township64 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.

Monroe TownshipDenver Township
People
Population 136Lowest 147Highest
Median age 45.2±9Lowest 19% above SD 48.3±8.2Highest 27% above SD
Denver Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.2%±14.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 22.4%±15.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Denver Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.7%±18.8Highest SD: 18% 21.8%±16Lowest SD: 18%
Monroe Township and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.4 SD: 5% 0%±9.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,596±$18kLowest 10% above SD $114,375±$19kHighest 52% above SD
Denver Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $347,200±$83kLowest 35% above SD $412,500±$98kHighest 60% above SD
Denver Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,942Lowest 29% below SD $2,850Highest 5% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 14%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 42% above SD 32 minHighest 77% above SD
Work from home 7.2%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.7%±18.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Denver Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (35%)Brookings (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Denver TownshipFew work in Monroe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
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 1.7Highest 1.2Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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