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Taopi Township vs Kranzburg Township

74 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (15 min in Taopi Township) and property tax bill (+53% in Taopi Township).

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Taopi Township, SDA small town of 340Minnehaha County · 340 people

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

Taopi TownshipA small town of 340

Quiet strengthsTaopi Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Taopi 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 commute15 min

Taopi Township has the shorter commute

Kranzburg Township 38 minTaopi Township 23 min

Property tax bill+53%

Tax bills are bigger in Taopi Township

Taopi Township $4,125Kranzburg Township $2,692

Jobs per worker2.4×

Kranzburg Township is more of a job hub

Kranzburg Township 0.33Taopi Township 0.14

Kranzburg Township has more miles of trail

Kranzburg Township 2.7 miTaopi Township 1.4 mi

Bachelor’s degree++8.8 pts

More adults in Kranzburg Township have a degree

Kranzburg Township 28%Taopi Township 19.2%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Taopi 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.

Down paymentRate%

Taopi Township$2,190/mo

Typical home $351K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · Housing →

Kranzburg Township$1,750/mo

Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Taopi Township and Kranzburg 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

Taopi TownshipKranzburg Township

Snow a year40″41″

January low—3°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—145d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 59th

Outdoors & history

Taopi TownshipKranzburg Township

Trails1 mi 3 mi

Conserved land2.6%1.6%

Settled—1878

National Register places1 1

Archive photos—2

Community

Taopi TownshipKranzburg Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

74 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Taopi TownshipMinnehaha County Kranzburg TownshipCodington County

Taopi Township ↔ Kranzburg Township74 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Taopi TownshipKranzburg Township

People

Population 340Lowest 360Highest

Median age 35.7±10.7Highest 6% below SD 34.7±11.7Lowest 9% below SD

Taopi Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 34.1%±6.9Highest SD: 24.2% 31.4%±9.8Lowest SD: 24.2%

Taopi Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 10.6%±7.9Lowest SD: 18% 18.1%±4.2Highest SD: 18%

Kranzburg Township and Taopi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 28%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±4.8Highest SD: 5% 0.8%±1.2Lowest SD: 5%

Taopi 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 $113,958±$33kHighest 52% above SD $80,625±$28kLowest 7% above SD

Taopi 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 $351,400±$46kHighest 37% above SD $290,500±$74kLowest 13% above SD

Taopi Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,125Highest 51% above SD $2,692Lowest about the SD average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 27.3%±100 SD: 39.8%

Below poverty line 1.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 6.1%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.2%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 23 minLowest 29% above SD 38 minHighest 115% above SD

Work from home 0%±5.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.8%±7Highest SD: 9.7%

Kranzburg Township and Taopi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.33Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (52%)Watertown (60%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kranzburg TownshipFew work in Taopi Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 2.7 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 1.3Highest 1.1Lowest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Bordering Taopi Township

Chester Township641 people · $235K homes

Buffalo Township246 people · $388K homes

Burk Township416 people · $531K homes

Grand Meadow Township393 people · $400K homes

Towns like Taopi Township

Sheridan Township445 people · $265K homes

Mount Vernon Township198 people · $250K homes

Hamlin Township291 people · $274K homes

Victor Township244 people · $272K homes

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.