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Pleasant Township vs Crandon Township

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.6× in Crandon Township) and conserved land (+23.8 pts in Pleasant Township).

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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 161 people
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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 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.

Crandon TownshipA small town of 101
Quiet strengthsCrandon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crandon 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 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.

Pleasant Township$2,370/mo
Typical home $431K (Census) · tax rate 0.29% · Housing →
Crandon Township$2,050/mo
Typical home $370K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Pleasant Township and Crandon 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.

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.

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 TownshipCrandon Township
Snow a year48″—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th30th
Outdoors & history
Pleasant TownshipCrandon Township
Trails5 mi13 mi
Conserved land24.2%0.4%
National Register places2—
Community
Pleasant TownshipCrandon 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant Township ↔ Crandon Township42 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 TownshipCrandon Township
People
Population 161Highest 101Lowest
Median age 20.6±6.5Lowest 46% below SD 26.1±9.5Highest 31% below SD
Crandon Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.2%±30.2Highest SD: 24.2% 30.7%±20.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Pleasant Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 1.2%±19.7Lowest SD: 18% 8.9%±31.9Highest SD: 18%
Crandon 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+ 85.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 69.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.8Lowest SD: 5% 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5%
Crandon 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 $84,531±$39kLowest 13% above SD $112,708±$73kHighest 50% above SD
Crandon 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 $431,300±$199kHighest 68% above SD $370,000±$127kLowest 44% above SD
Pleasant Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,268Lowest 53% below SD $1,375Highest 50% below SD
Below poverty line 27.9%Lowest SD: 11.9% 29.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 78.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1989Lowest 9 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 70%±89.8Highest SD: 9.7% 54.1%±31.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Pleasant Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.07Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (26%)Mellette (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crandon TownshipFew work in Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.2%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miLowest 12.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.6Lowest
Schools
School district Willow Lake School District 12-3—
High school in town None in town—
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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