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Plano Township vs Hanson Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.4× in Hanson Township) and property tax bill (2.6× in Hanson Township).

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Plano Township, SDA small town of 194Hanson County · 194 people
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Hanson Township, SDA small town of 454Hanson County · 454 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.

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 →
Hanson TownshipA small town of 454
Quiet strengthsHanson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hanson Township →
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.

Jobs per worker11.4×
Hanson Township is more of a job hub
Hanson Township 0.91Plano Township 0.08
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Hanson Township
Hanson Township $3,724Plano Township $1,426
Home values+68%
Homes cost more in Hanson Township
Hanson Township $328,100Plano Township $195,100
Kids under 18+22 pts
Plano Township has more kids
Plano Township 53.1%Hanson Township 31.1%
Bachelor’s degree++30 pts
More adults in Hanson Township have a degree
Hanson Township 31.1%Plano Township 1.1%
Average commute14 min
Hanson Township has the shorter commute
Plano Township 28 minHanson Township 14 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $890 more a month in Hanson 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.

Plano Township$1,140/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Hanson Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $328K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

The difference: $890 a month, about $10,700 a year, between Hanson 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

Plano Township and Hanson Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Plano TownshipHanson TownshipPlano TownshipHanson Township
Plano Township ↔ Hanson Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Plano Township residents work in Hanson Township (5.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Plano Township →
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
Plano TownshipHanson Township
Snow a year41″36″
January low9°F6°F
July high87°F84°F
Growing season (days)167d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
Plano TownshipHanson Township
Trails6 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.7%1.6%
Community
Plano TownshipHanson 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.

Plano TownshipHanson Township
People
Population 194Lowest 454Highest
Median age 14.9±57Lowest 61% below SD 37±2.2Highest about the SD average
Hanson Township and Plano Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 53.1%±14.6Highest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 21.6%±18.6Highest SD: 18% 5.5%±6.4Lowest SD: 18%
Plano Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 31.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.3Lowest SD: 5% 0.9%±2.6Highest SD: 5%
Hanson Township and Plano Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $110,500±$28k 47% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,100±$45kLowest 24% below SD $328,100±$64kHighest 27% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,426Lowest 48% below SD $3,724Highest 37% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 61.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD 1954Highest 26 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 59% above SD 14 minLowest 21% below SD
Work from home 0%±27.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 7.7%±7Highest SD: 9.7%
Hanson Township and Plano Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (33%)Mitchell (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Hanson TownshipFew work in Plano Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.2 miHighest 4.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 2.0Highest
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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