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Pleasant View Township vs Lake Byron Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: trails (10× in Pleasant View Township) and jobs per worker (7× in Lake Byron Township).

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Pleasant View Township, SDA small town of 71Beadle County · 71 people
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Lake Byron Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBeadle County · 163 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 View TownshipA small town of 71
Quiet strengthsPleasant View Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pleasant View Township →
Lake Byron TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 25%of SD districts All about Lake Byron Township →
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.

Trails10×
Pleasant View Township has more miles of trail
Pleasant View Township 1.0 miLake Byron Township 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker7×
Lake Byron Township is more of a job hub
Lake Byron Township 0.21Pleasant View Township 0.03
Property tax bill2.7×
Tax bills are bigger in Lake Byron Township
Lake Byron Township $2,300Pleasant View Township $840
Homeowners+25.8 pts renters
Lake Byron Township has more renters
Pleasant View Township 100%Lake Byron Township 74.2%
Typical home built20 yrs
Lake Byron Township’s homes are older
Pleasant View Township 1984Lake Byron Township 1964
Street grid+67%
Pleasant View Township has the more walkable street grid
Pleasant View Township 1.5Lake Byron Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Where they are

Pleasant View Township and Lake Byron Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant View TownshipLake Byron TownshipPleasant View TownshipLake Byron Township
Pleasant View Township ↔ Lake Byron Township6.1 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
–Pleasant View TownshipNot graded CLake Byron TownshipBetter than 25% of districts in the state
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 View TownshipLake Byron Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st51st
Outdoors & history
Pleasant View TownshipLake Byron Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land10.9%—
National Register places—1
Community
Pleasant View TownshipLake Byron 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 View TownshipLake Byron Township
People
Population 71Lowest 163Highest
Median age 16.6±43.7Lowest 56% below SD 57.6±18.5Highest 52% above SD
Lake Byron Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 53.5%±30.7Highest SD: 24.2% 12.3%±17Lowest SD: 24.2%
Pleasant View Township and Lake Byron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.1%±44Lowest SD: 18% 37.4%±19.7Highest SD: 18%
Lake Byron Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 33.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.9 SD: 5% 0%±8.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $57,361±$19k 24% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $308,300±$113k 20% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $840Lowest 69% below SD $2,300Highest 16% below SD
Below poverty line 18.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 74.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 21 min 19% above SD
Work from home 0%±50Lowest SD: 9.7% 12.2%±9.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Lake Byron Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 mi 18.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.21Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (27%)Huron (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lake Byron TownshipFew work in Pleasant View Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.9%Highest 10.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 0.9Lowest
Schools
School district —Huron School District 02-2
High school in town —None in town
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Pleasant View Township

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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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