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Pleasant Township vs Taylor Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (3.3× in Taylor Township) and typical home built (34 yrs in Taylor Township).

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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 174 people
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Taylor Township, SDA small town of 60Hanson County · 60 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.

Pleasant TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18% conserved land7.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Pleasant Township →
Taylor TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsTaylor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Taylor 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.

Property tax bill3.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Taylor Township
Taylor Township $5,556Pleasant Township $1,679
Typical home built34 yrs
Taylor Township’s homes are older
Pleasant Township 1972Taylor Township 1938
Trails2.1×
Taylor Township has more miles of trail
Taylor Township 16.4 miPleasant Township 7.7 mi
Conserved land+16.7 pts
Pleasant Township has more conserved land
Pleasant Township 18%Taylor Township 1.3%
Size2.9×
Pleasant Township is the bigger place
Pleasant Township 174Taylor Township 60
Homeowners+13.2 pts renters
Pleasant Township has more renters
Taylor Township 100%Pleasant Township 86.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,120 more a month in Taylor 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.

Pleasant Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $203K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →
Taylor Township$2,330/mo
Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · Housing →

The difference: $1,120 a month, about $13,500 a year, between Taylor Township and Pleasant 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

Pleasant Township and Taylor Township share a border

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

Pleasant TownshipTaylor TownshipPleasant TownshipTaylor Township
Pleasant Township ↔ Taylor Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Pleasant Township residents work in Taylor Township (2.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pleasant 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
Pleasant TownshipTaylor Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low6°F6°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
Pleasant TownshipTaylor Township
Trails8 mi16 mi
Conserved land18%1.3%
Community
Pleasant TownshipTaylor 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.

Pleasant TownshipTaylor Township
People
Population 174Highest 60Lowest
Median age 35.1±11Lowest 8% below SD 43±43.3Highest 13% above SD
Taylor Township and Pleasant Township 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% 28.3%±38.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Taylor Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.8%±13Lowest SD: 18% 38.3%±50.8Highest SD: 18%
Taylor Township and Pleasant Township 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% 18.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±8Lowest SD: 5% 10%±11.3Highest SD: 5%
Taylor Township and Pleasant Township 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 $41,667±$29kLowest 45% below SD
Pleasant Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $203,100±$53kLowest 21% below SD $355,600±$288kHighest 38% above SD
Taylor Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,679Lowest 38% below SD $5,556Highest 104% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 4.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 25% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 2.4%±4.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±37Lowest SD: 9.7%
Pleasant Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (32%)Mitchell (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Taylor TownshipFew work in Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miLowest 16.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.1Lowest
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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