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Plain Center Township vs Bryan Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: average commute (15 min in Bryan Township) and property tax bill (+47% in Bryan Township).

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Plain Center Township, SDA small town of 158Charles Mix County · 158 people
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Bryan Township, SDA small town of 341Charles Mix County · 341 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.

Plain Center TownshipA small town of 158
Quiet strengthsPlain Center Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plain Center Township →
Bryan TownshipA small town of 341
Quiet strengthsBryan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bryan 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.

Average commute15 min
Bryan Township has the shorter commute
Plain Center Township 27 minBryan Township 12 min
Property tax bill+47%
Tax bills are bigger in Bryan Township
Bryan Township $3,167Plain Center Township $2,154
Typical home built17 yrs
Bryan Township’s homes are older
Plain Center Township 1990Bryan Township 1973
Size2.2×
Bryan Township is the bigger place
Bryan Township 341Plain Center Township 158
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Plain Center Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $330K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →
Bryan Township$1,800/mo
Typical home $293K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $669/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Plain Center Township and Bryan 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

Plain Center Township and Bryan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Plain Center TownshipBryan TownshipPlain Center TownshipBryan Township
Plain Center Township ↔ Bryan Township6.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Plain Center TownshipBryan Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)165d165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th43rd
Outdoors & history
Plain Center TownshipBryan Township
Trails6 mi5 mi
Conserved land8.3%0.7%
Community
Plain Center TownshipBryan 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.

Plain Center TownshipBryan Township
People
Population 158Lowest 341Highest
Median age 30.8±32Lowest 19% below SD 32.8±13.4Highest 14% below SD
Bryan Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±25.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 43.7%±4.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Bryan Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.4%±21.3Lowest SD: 18% 19.9%±8.7Highest SD: 18%
Bryan Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest SD: 31.9% 28.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.3%±12.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.1Lowest SD: 5%
Plain Center Township and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,214±$46kLowest about the SD average $99,219±$31kHighest 32% above SD
Bryan Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $330,000±$156kHighest 28% above SD $292,900±$122kLowest 14% above SD
Plain Center Township and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $669±$13 29% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,154Lowest 21% below SD $3,167Highest 16% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 63%±88.4Highest SD: 39.8%
Bryan Township and Plain Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 21.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 69.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 49% above SD 12 minLowest 34% below SD
Work from home 11.4%±8.7Highest SD: 9.7% 10.2%±13.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Plain Center Township and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (31%)Wagner (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Bryan TownshipFew work in Plain Center Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 4.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Plain Center Township

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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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