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Rosedale Township vs Hanson Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: home values (2.7× in Hanson Township) and property tax bill (2.6× in Hanson Township).

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Rosedale Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHanson County · 200 people
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Hanson Township, SDA small town of 454Hanson County · 454 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.

Hanson TownshipA small town of 454
Quiet strengthsHanson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hanson 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,280 more a month in Hanson 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.

Rosedale Township$750/mo
Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · Housing →
Hanson Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $328K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

The difference: $1,280 a month, about $15,300 a year, between Hanson Township and Rosedale 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

Rosedale Township and Hanson Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Rosedale TownshipHanson TownshipRosedale TownshipHanson Township
Rosedale Township ↔ Hanson Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
6 Rosedale Township residents work in Hanson Township (4.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rosedale Township →
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.

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
Rosedale TownshipHanson Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low6°F6°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
Rosedale TownshipHanson Township
Trails10 mi5 mi
Conserved land2.7%1.6%
Community
Rosedale TownshipHanson 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.

Rosedale TownshipHanson Township
People
Population 200Lowest 454Highest
Median age 50.9±16.2Highest 34% above SD 37±2.2Lowest about the SD average
Rosedale Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14%±9.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±4Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 16.5%±19Highest SD: 18% 5.5%±6.4Lowest SD: 18%
Rosedale Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 31.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.1Lowest SD: 5% 0.9%±2.6Highest SD: 5%
Hanson Township and Rosedale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,561±$1kLowest 35% below SD $110,500±$28kHighest 47% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,800±$67kLowest 53% below SD $328,100±$64kHighest 27% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,424Lowest 48% below SD $3,724Highest 37% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 14%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 20 yrs older than SD 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 25% above SD 14 minLowest 21% below SD
Work from home 45.1%±28.3Highest SD: 9.7% 7.7%±7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (28%)Mitchell (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Hanson TownshipFew work in Rosedale Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.7 miHighest 4.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 2.0Highest
Schools
School district Hanson School District 30-1 · Mitchell School District 17-2—
High school in town Hanson Colony Alternative High School - 07—
Students per teacherat that high school 20.0 —
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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