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Pleasant Valley Township vs Cooper Township

Next-door neighbors in Aurora County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+100 pts in Cooper Township) and street grid (2× in Pleasant Valley Township).

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Pleasant Valley Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 16 people

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Cooper Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County

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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 Valley TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors18.4% conserved land4.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Pleasant Valley Township →

Cooper TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors30.3% conserved land3.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Cooper 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.

Seasonal homes+100 pts

Cooper Township has more second homes

Cooper Township 100%Pleasant Valley Township 0%

Street grid2×

Pleasant Valley Township has the more walkable street grid

Pleasant Valley Township 0.8Cooper Township 0.4

Conserved land+11.9 pts

Cooper Township has more conserved land

Cooper Township 30.3%Pleasant Valley Township 18.4%

★ What stands out · Where they are

Pleasant Valley Township and Cooper Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant Valley TownshipCooper Township

Pleasant Valley Township ↔ Cooper Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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 Valley TownshipCooper Township

Snow a year38″38″

January low8°F 8°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)153d 153d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 48th

Outdoors & history

Pleasant Valley TownshipCooper Township

Trails4 mi 4 mi

Conserved land18.4%30.3%

Community

Pleasant Valley TownshipCooper Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Pleasant Valley TownshipCooper Township

People

Population 16Highest 0Lowest

Median age 72±5 89% above SD —

Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —

Age 65+ 87.5%±100 SD: 18% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±88.4 SD: 5% —

Cost of living

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $425,000±$406k 65% above SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,083 50% above SD —

Below poverty line 31.3% SD: 11.9% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —

Typical home builtmedian year 1986 6 yrs newer than SD —

Getting to work

Work from home 100% SD: 9.7% —

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 95.3 miHighest 53.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.86Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (38%)Mitchell (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cooper TownshipFew work in Pleasant Valley Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 18.4%Lowest 30.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 3.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.4Lowest

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.

Pleasant Valley Township vs Cooper Township

Two towns, two different strengths

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What daily life feels like in each

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