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Pleasant Township vs Emery

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (66.2× in Emery) and jobs per worker (5× in Emery).

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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 174 people

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Emery, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 539 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.

Pleasant TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors18% conserved land7.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Pleasant Township →

EmeryKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts All about Emery →

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.

Street grid66.2×

Emery has the more walkable street grid

Emery 86.0Pleasant Township 1.3

Jobs per worker5×

Emery is more of a job hub

Emery 0.90Pleasant Township 0.18

Conserved land+18 pts

Pleasant Township has more conserved land

Pleasant Township 18%Emery 0%

Emery is the bigger place

Emery 539Pleasant Township 174

Typical home built21 yrs

Emery’s homes are older

Pleasant Township 1972Emery 1951

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Pleasant 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.

Down paymentRate%

Pleasant Township$1,200/mo

Typical home $203K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

Emery$950/mo

Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Pleasant Township and Emery.

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

Pleasant Township and Emery share a border

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

Pleasant TownshipEmery

Pleasant Township ↔ Emery3.6 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

5 Pleasant Township residents work in Emery (4.3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Pleasant Township →

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools

–Pleasant TownshipNot graded AEmeryBetter than 86% of districts in the state

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

Pleasant TownshipEmery

Snow a year36″36″

January low6°F 6°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)143d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th 55th

Outdoors & history

Pleasant TownshipEmery

Trails8 mi —

Conserved land18%—

Community

Pleasant TownshipEmery

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Pleasant TownshipEmery

People

Population 174Lowest 539Highest

Median age 35.1±11Highest 8% below SD 33.5±6Lowest 12% below SD

Pleasant Township and Emery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.1%±10.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.5%±3.5Highest SD: 24.2%

Emery and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 21.8%±13Highest SD: 18% 12.4%±2.4Lowest SD: 18%

Pleasant Township and Emery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25.3%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±8Highest SD: 5% 1.9%±1.4Lowest SD: 5%

Pleasant Township and Emery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $87,917±$63kHighest 17% above SD $67,321±$11kLowest 10% below SD

Pleasant Township and Emery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $203,100±$53kHighest 21% below SD $152,400±$17kLowest 41% below SD

Pleasant Township and Emery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $675±$350 29% below SD

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,679Lowest 38% below SD $1,868Highest 31% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 21.4%±39.4Highest SD: 39.8%

Emery and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 6.7%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 85%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 25% above SD 25 minHighest 42% above SD

Work from home 2.4%±4.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.8%±3.2Highest SD: 9.7%

Emery and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 6.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 mi 21.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.90Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (32%)Mitchell (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in EmeryFew work in Pleasant Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 18%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 86.0Highest

Schools

School district —Bridgewater-Emery 30-3

High school in town —Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school — 9.6

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Bordering Pleasant Township

Jefferson Township72 people · $136K homes

Taylor Township60 people · $356K homes

Wayne Township224 people · $243K homes

Edgerton Township59 people

Towns like Pleasant Township

Mount Vernon Township198 people · $250K homes

Mellette199 people · $201K homes

Spencer103 people · $156K homes

Kennebec296 people · $156K homes

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.