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Prosper Township vs Big Stone Township

137 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.8× in Big Stone Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Prosper Township).

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Prosper Township, SDA small town of 498Davison County · 498 people
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Big Stone Township, SDAn outdoors townGrant County · 426 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.

Prosper TownshipA small town of 498
Quiet strengthsProsper Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Prosper 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 about the same each month

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.

Prosper Township$1,810/mo
Typical home $298K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · Housing →
Big Stone Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $332K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Big Stone Township and Prosper 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.

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
Prosper TownshipBig Stone Township
Snow a year41″32″
January low9°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)167d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th50th
Outdoors & history
Prosper TownshipBig Stone Township
Trails6 mi2 mi
Conserved land11.3%13.4%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—3
Community
Prosper TownshipBig Stone 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

137 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Prosper Township ↔ Big Stone Township137 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.

Prosper TownshipBig Stone Township
People
Population 498Highest 426Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.1% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 38.7±8.3Highest about the SD average 32.6±20.8Lowest 14% below SD
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.5%±7.6Highest SD: 24.2% 22.3%±11.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.9%±9.9Highest SD: 18% 5.6%±6.6Lowest SD: 18%
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 6.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±3Highest SD: 5% 0%±3.3Lowest SD: 5%
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,208±$64kLowest 13% above SD $110,759±$11kHighest 48% above SD
Big Stone Township and Prosper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $297,700±$71kLowest 16% above SD $331,600±$98kHighest 29% above SD
Big Stone Township and Prosper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,938Highest 8% above SD $1,428Lowest 48% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 9.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0.2%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 21% above SD 14 minLowest 22% below SD
Work from home 10.3%±10.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±3.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 mi 7.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (49%)Milbank (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Big Stone TownshipFew work in Prosper Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.3%Lowest 13.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.6Highest
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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