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Pleasant View Township vs McKinley Township

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.7× in McKinley Township) and street grid (5× in Pleasant View Township).

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Pleasant View Township, SDA small town of 71Beadle County · 71 people
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McKinley Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 79 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.

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 →
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.

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 TownshipMcKinley Township
Snow a year44″48″
January low6°F3°F
July high86°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st22nd
Outdoors & history
Pleasant View TownshipMcKinley Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land10.9%40.3%
Community
Pleasant View TownshipMcKinley 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

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant View Township ↔ McKinley Township96 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 View TownshipMcKinley Township
People
Population 71Lowest 79Highest
Median age 16.6±43.7Lowest 56% below SD 21.5±30.1Highest 43% below SD
McKinley 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% 0%±35.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Pleasant View Township and McKinley 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% 22.8%±41Highest SD: 18%
McKinley 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 37.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.9 SD: 5% 0%±17.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly $840 69% below SD —
Below poverty line 18.3%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 1984 4 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±50 SD: 9.7% 0%±16.4 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (27%)Red Iron Lake Township (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McKinley TownshipFew work in Pleasant View Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.9%Lowest 40.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 mi 1.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 0.3Lowest
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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