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Pleasant Township vs Wayne Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.6× in Wayne Township) and work from home (+17 pts in Wayne Township).

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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 174 people
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Wayne Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 224 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 →
Wayne TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.5% conserved land9.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wayne 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.

Jobs per worker3.6×
Wayne Township is more of a job hub
Wayne Township 0.64Pleasant Township 0.18
Work from home+17 pts
More people work from home in Wayne Township
Wayne Township 19.4%Pleasant Township 2.4%
Property tax bill+51%
Tax bills are bigger in Wayne Township
Wayne Township $2,537Pleasant Township $1,679
Homeowners+13.2 pts renters
Pleasant Township has more renters
Wayne Township 100%Pleasant Township 86.8%
Street grid+46%
Wayne Township has the more walkable street grid
Wayne Township 1.9Pleasant Township 1.3
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Wayne 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 →
Wayne Township$1,490/mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Wayne 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 Wayne Township share a border

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

Pleasant TownshipWayne TownshipPleasant TownshipWayne Township
Pleasant Township ↔ Wayne Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Pleasant Township residents work in Wayne 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 TownshipWayne 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 TownshipWayne Township
Trails8 mi9 mi
Conserved land18%13.5%
Community
Pleasant TownshipWayne 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 TownshipWayne Township
People
Population 174Lowest 224Highest
Median age 35.1±11Lowest 8% below SD 45.5±9Highest 20% above SD
Wayne 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%±10.3Highest SD: 24.2% 19.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Pleasant Township and Wayne 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% 18.8%±9.6Lowest SD: 18%
Pleasant Township and Wayne 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% 19.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±8Lowest SD: 5% 4.5%±6.5Highest SD: 5%
Wayne 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 $78,750±$53kLowest 5% above SD
Pleasant Township and Wayne 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 $242,900±$69kHighest 6% below SD
Wayne 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 $2,537Highest 7% 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%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 25% above SD 19 minLowest 4% above SD
Work from home 2.4%±4.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.4%±9.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (32%)Mitchell (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Wayne TownshipFew work in Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18%Highest 13.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.9Highest
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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