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Pleasant Township vs Foxton Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+60.2 pts in Pleasant Township) and size (7.7× in Pleasant Township).

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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 161 people
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Foxton Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 21 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
Outdoors24.2% conserved land4.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 31%of SD districts All about Pleasant Township →
Foxton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.1% conserved land6.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Foxton 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.

Bachelor’s degree++60.2 pts
More adults in Pleasant Township have a degree
Pleasant Township 85.2%Foxton Township 25%
Size7.7×
Pleasant Township is the bigger place
Pleasant Township 161Foxton Township 21
Property tax bill+81%
Tax bills are bigger in Foxton Township
Foxton Township $2,300Pleasant Township $1,268
Typical home built65 yrs
Foxton Township’s homes are older
Pleasant Township 2003Foxton Township 1938
Jobs per worker2.1×
Pleasant Township is more of a job hub
Pleasant Township 1.07Foxton Township 0.50
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,050 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 →
Foxton Township$1,320/mo
Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · Housing →

The difference: $1,050 a month, about $12,600 a year, between Pleasant Township and Foxton 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 Foxton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant TownshipFoxton TownshipPleasant TownshipFoxton Township
Pleasant Township ↔ Foxton Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
CPleasant TownshipBetter than 31% of districts in the state –Foxton TownshipNot graded
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 TownshipFoxton Township
Snow a year48″41″
January low—3°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Pleasant TownshipFoxton Township
Trails5 mi6 mi
Conserved land24.2%29.1%
National Register places21
Community
Pleasant TownshipFoxton 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 TownshipFoxton Township
People
Population 161Highest 21Lowest
Median age 20.6±6.5Lowest 46% below SD 35.5±40.6Highest 7% below SD
Foxton 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%±30.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.9%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Foxton Township and Pleasant 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% 23.8%±100Highest SD: 18%
Foxton 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% 25%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.8 SD: 5% 0%±67.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,531±$39kLowest 13% above SD $112,917±$104kHighest 50% above SD
Foxton 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 $215,000±$18kLowest 16% below SD
Pleasant Township and Foxton 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 $2,300Highest 16% below SD
Below poverty line 27.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 20 min 12% above SD
Work from home 70%±89.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Pleasant Township and Foxton 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 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.07Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (26%)Clark (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Foxton TownshipFew work in Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.2%Lowest 29.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 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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