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New Hope Township vs Cresbard

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (331.3× in Cresbard) and property tax bill (2.3× in New Hope Township).

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New Hope Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 80 people
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Cresbard, SDA small town of 122South Dakota · 122 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.

CresbardA small town of 122
Quiet strengthsCresbard doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cresbard →
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.

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
New Hope TownshipCresbard
Snow a year43″44″
January low1°F4°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)137d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th37th
Outdoors & history
New Hope TownshipCresbard
Trails24 mi—
Conserved land41.4%—
Community
New Hope TownshipCresbard
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

16 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

New Hope TownshipCresbardNew Hope TownshipCresbard
New Hope Township ↔ Cresbard16 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.

New Hope TownshipCresbard
People
Population 80Lowest 122Highest
Median age 40.1±5.3Lowest 6% above SD 41.5±18.7Highest 9% above SD
Cresbard and New Hope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.5%±26.1Highest SD: 24.2% 21.3%±16.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
New Hope Township and Cresbard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±40.7Lowest SD: 18% 31.1%±9.6Highest SD: 18%
Cresbard and New Hope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.7 SD: 5% 0%±11.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $41,875±$38k 44% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,205Highest 56% below SD $525Lowest 81% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 26% above SD 11 minLowest 37% below SD
Work from home 28.9%±33.5Highest SD: 9.7% 6.8%±7.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
New Hope Township and Cresbard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.22Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (38%)Faulkton (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CresbardFew work in New Hope Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 99.4Highest
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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