Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.
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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Mount Pleasant TownshipDay Township
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People
Population0Lowest178Highest
Median age—40.3±48.6 6% above SD
Kids under 18—47.8%±5.2 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+—7.3%±18.1 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+—36.6% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents—0%±7.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian—$117,750±$31k 57% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied—$345,700±$93k 34% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly—$2,242 18% below SD
Below poverty line—0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes—100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year—1973
7 yrs older than SD
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.