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Perry Township vs Plano Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+51.2 pts in Plano Township) and property tax bill (+93% in Perry Township).

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Perry Township, SDA small town of 154Davison County · 154 people
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Plano Township, SDA small town of 194Hanson County · 194 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.

Perry TownshipA small town of 154
Quiet strengthsPerry Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Perry Township →
Plano TownshipA small town of 194
Quiet strengthsPlano Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plano 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 $610 more a month in Perry 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.

Perry Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $290K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Plano Township$1,140/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Perry Township and Plano 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

Perry Township and Plano Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Perry TownshipPlano TownshipPerry TownshipPlano Township
Perry Township ↔ Plano Township5.8 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
Perry TownshipPlano Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th55th
Outdoors & history
Perry TownshipPlano Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—0.7%
Community
Perry TownshipPlano 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.

Perry TownshipPlano Township
People
Population 154Lowest 194Highest
Median age 84.3±14.5Highest 122% above SD 14.9±57Lowest 61% below SD
Perry Township and Plano Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 1.9%±17.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 53.1%±14.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 79.9%±95.6Highest SD: 18% 21.6%±18.6Lowest SD: 18%
Perry Township and Plano Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 1.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.2 SD: 5% 0%±7.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,697±$12k 45% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $289,900±$134kHighest 13% above SD $195,100±$45kLowest 24% below SD
Perry Township and Plano Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,750Highest about the SD average $1,426Lowest 48% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 61.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 11 yrs older than SD 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 28 min 59% above SD
Work from home 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±27.8 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (52%)Mitchell (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plano TownshipFew work in Perry Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.0Lowest
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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