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Sheridan Township vs Kranzburg Township

Next-door neighbors in Codington County. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in Sheridan Township) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Sheridan Township).

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Sheridan Township, SDA small town of 445Codington County · 445 people
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Kranzburg Township, SDA small town of 360Codington County · 360 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.

Sheridan TownshipA small town of 445
Quiet strengthsSheridan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sheridan Township →
Kranzburg TownshipA small town of 360
Quiet strengthsKranzburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kranzburg 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.

Average commute21 min
Sheridan Township has the shorter commute
Kranzburg Township 38 minSheridan Township 17 min
Jobs per worker3.1×
Sheridan Township is more of a job hub
Sheridan Township 1.03Kranzburg Township 0.33
Trails2.3×
Sheridan Township has more miles of trail
Sheridan Township 6.2 miKranzburg Township 2.7 mi
Bachelor’s degree++9.5 pts
More adults in Kranzburg Township have a degree
Kranzburg Township 28%Sheridan Township 18.5%
★ 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.

Sheridan Township$1,610/mo
Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →
Kranzburg Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Kranzburg Township and Sheridan 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

Sheridan Township and Kranzburg Township share a border

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

Sheridan TownshipKranzburg TownshipSheridan TownshipKranzburg Township
Sheridan Township ↔ Kranzburg Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Kranzburg Township residents work in Sheridan Township (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Kranzburg Township →
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
Sheridan TownshipKranzburg Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th59th
Outdoors & history
Sheridan TownshipKranzburg Township
Trails6 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%1.6%
Settled—1878
National Register places11
Archive photos—2
Community
Sheridan TownshipKranzburg 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.

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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.

Sheridan TownshipKranzburg Township
People
Population 445Highest 360Lowest
Median age 39.3±19Highest 3% above SD 34.7±11.7Lowest 9% below SD
Sheridan Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.4%±16.4Highest SD: 24.2% 31.4%±9.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Sheridan Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.1%±7.4Lowest SD: 18% 18.1%±4.2Highest SD: 18%
Kranzburg Township and Sheridan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 28%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±6.1Highest SD: 5% 0.8%±1.2Lowest SD: 5%
Sheridan Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,500±$42kHighest 43% above SD $80,625±$28kLowest 7% above SD
Sheridan Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $264,500±$150kLowest about the SD average $290,500±$74kHighest 13% above SD
Kranzburg Township and Sheridan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,700Highest about the SD average $2,692Lowest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 27.3%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Kranzburg Township and Sheridan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.9%Lowest SD: 11.9% 6.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 91.2%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1985Lowest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest about the SD average 38 minHighest 115% above SD
Work from home 13.9%±11.3Highest SD: 9.7% 5.8%±7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Sheridan Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (62%)Watertown (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kranzburg Township2% work in Sheridan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.2 miHighest 2.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.1Lowest
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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