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Pleasant Township vs Union Township

74 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+30 pts in Union Township) and property tax bill (+95% in Pleasant Township).

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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 174 people
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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 105 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.

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.

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 TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year36″43″
January low6°F9°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)143d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th65th
Outdoors & history
Pleasant TownshipUnion Township
Trails8 mi3 mi
Conserved land18%18.9%
Community
Pleasant TownshipUnion 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.

Where they are

74 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant Township ↔ Union Township74 miles apart
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 TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 174Highest 105Lowest
Median age 35.1±11Highest 8% below SD 34.7±40.4Lowest 9% below SD
Pleasant Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±10.3Highest SD: 24.2% 19%±32.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Pleasant Township and Union 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% 26.7%±26.1Highest SD: 18%
Union 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 8.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±8Highest SD: 5% 0%±13.5Lowest SD: 5%
Pleasant Township and Union 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±$63kLowest 17% above SD $123,929±$46kHighest 65% above SD
Union Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $203,100±$53k 21% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,679Highest 38% below SD $863Lowest 68% below 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%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.8%Lowest 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 min 25% above SD —
Work from home 2.4%±4.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 32.4%±17.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (32%)Chamberlain (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18%Lowest 18.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miHighest 3.4 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 1.3Highest 0.6Lowest
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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