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Sharon Township vs Bridgewater Township

21 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.2× in Sharon Township) and average commute (17 min in Sharon Township).

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Sharon Township, SDA small town of 161Hutchinson County · 161 people
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Bridgewater Township, SDA small town of 238McCook County · 238 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.

Sharon TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsSharon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sharon Township →
Bridgewater TownshipA small town of 238
Quiet strengthsBridgewater Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bridgewater 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.

Jobs per worker14.2×
Sharon Township is more of a job hub
Sharon Township 0.71Bridgewater Township 0.05
Average commute17 min
Sharon Township has the shorter commute
Bridgewater Township 34 minSharon Township 18 min
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Sharon Township
Sharon Township $3,413Bridgewater Township $2,464
Typical home built18 yrs
Bridgewater Township’s homes are older
Sharon Township 1958Bridgewater Township 1940
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $990 more a month in Sharon 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.

Sharon Township$3,110/mo
Typical home $539K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Bridgewater Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $365K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $990 a month, about $11,900 a year, between Sharon Township and Bridgewater 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
Sharon TownshipBridgewater Township
Snow a year39″36″
January low10°F6°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)156d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th55th
Outdoors & history
Sharon TownshipBridgewater Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—4.7%
Archive photos—8
Famous people born here—2
Community
Sharon TownshipBridgewater 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

21 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sharon TownshipBridgewater TownshipSharon TownshipBridgewater Township
Sharon Township ↔ Bridgewater Township21 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.

Sharon TownshipBridgewater Township
People
Population 161Lowest 238Highest
Median age 21.8±18.1Highest 43% below SD 13.7±29.4Lowest 64% below SD
Sharon Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46%±18.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 52.9%±46Highest SD: 24.2%
Bridgewater Township and Sharon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.6%±17.3Highest SD: 18% 8%±11.5Lowest SD: 18%
Sharon Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 44.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±9.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.9Lowest SD: 5%
Sharon Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $128,618±$10k 71% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $539,100±$166kHighest 109% above SD $365,000±$149kLowest 42% above SD
Sharon Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,413Highest 25% above SD $2,464Lowest 10% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 79.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD 1940Lowest 40 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 34 minHighest 92% above SD
Work from home 4.1%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 14.7%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Bridgewater Township and Sharon 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 24.3 miLowest 38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Tripp (14%)Sioux Falls (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bridgewater TownshipFew work in Sharon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 4.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
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 1.2Highest 0.9Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Sharon 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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