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Sweet Township vs Kassel Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Kassel Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Sweet Township).

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Sweet Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHutchinson County · 92 people
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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 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.

Sweet TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Sweet Township →
Kassel TownshipA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsKassel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kassel 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.

Property tax bill2.2×
Tax bills are bigger in Kassel Township
Kassel Township $1,050Sweet Township $486
Jobs per worker4.4×
Sweet Township is more of a job hub
Sweet Township 0.40Kassel Township 0.09
Typical home built65 yrs
Sweet Township’s homes are older
Kassel Township 2003Sweet Township 1938
Average commute12 min
Sweet Township has the shorter commute
Kassel Township 20 minSweet Township 8 min
Street grid+78%
Sweet Township has the more walkable street grid
Sweet Township 1.6Kassel Township 0.9
Trails+69%
Kassel Township has more miles of trail
Kassel Township 6.1 miSweet Township 3.6 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sweet Township and Kassel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sweet TownshipKassel TownshipSweet TownshipKassel Township
Sweet Township ↔ Kassel Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Schools
C−Sweet TownshipBetter than 18% of districts in the state –Kassel TownshipNot graded
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
Sweet TownshipKassel Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th50th
Outdoors & history
Sweet TownshipKassel Township
Trails4 mi6 mi
Conserved land0.3%2.6%
National Register places2—
Community
Sweet TownshipKassel 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.

Sweet TownshipKassel Township
People
Population 92Highest 55Lowest
Median age 41.3±38.7Lowest 9% above SD 54.7±3.6Highest 44% above SD
Kassel Township and Sweet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.5%±25.6Highest SD: 24.2% 14.5%±45.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Sweet Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.3%±25.6Highest SD: 18% 16.4%±52.2Lowest SD: 18%
Sweet Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.4 SD: 5% 0%±25.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,333±$84kHighest 51% above SD $75,625±$36kLowest about the SD average
Sweet Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $91,700±$74k 64% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $486Lowest 82% below SD $1,050Highest 61% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 54% below SD 20 minHighest 11% above SD
Work from home 31.4%±34.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Sweet Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Parkston (11%)Freeman (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kassel Township6% work in Sweet Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 6.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.9Lowest
Schools
School district Menno School District 33-2—
High school in town None in town—
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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