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Taylor Township vs Beulah Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.5× in Taylor Township) and typical home built (47 yrs in Taylor Township).

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Taylor Township, SDA small town of 60Hanson County · 60 people
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Beulah Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHanson County · 94 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.

Taylor TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsTaylor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Taylor Township →
Beulah TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 80%of SD districts All about Beulah 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.

Property tax bill2.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Taylor Township
Taylor Township $5,556Beulah Township $2,222
Typical home built47 yrs
Taylor Township’s homes are older
Beulah Township 1985Taylor Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++9.5 pts
More adults in Taylor Township have a degree
Taylor Township 18.6%Beulah Township 9.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Taylor 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.

Taylor Township$2,330/mo
Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · Housing →
Beulah Township$1,670/mo
Typical home $283K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Taylor Township and Beulah 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

Taylor Township and Beulah Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Taylor TownshipBeulah TownshipTaylor TownshipBeulah Township
Taylor Township ↔ Beulah Township6.6 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
–Taylor TownshipNot graded A−Beulah TownshipBetter than 80% of districts in the state
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
Taylor TownshipBeulah 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
Taylor TownshipBeulah Township
Trails16 mi19 mi
Conserved land1.3%6.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Taylor TownshipBeulah 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.

Taylor TownshipBeulah Township
People
Population 60Lowest 94Highest
Median age 43±43.3Lowest 13% above SD 66.2±63.7Highest 74% above SD
Beulah Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.3%±38.1Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±30.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Taylor Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 38.3%±50.8Lowest SD: 18% 51.1%±79.8Highest SD: 18%
Beulah Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±11.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±15Lowest SD: 5%
Taylor Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $41,667±$29kLowest 45% below SD $103,750±$54kHighest 38% above SD
Beulah Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $355,600±$288kHighest 38% above SD $283,300±$72kLowest 10% above SD
Taylor Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,556Highest 104% above SD $2,222Lowest 18% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 20 minHighest 12% above SD
Work from home 0%±37Lowest SD: 9.7% 45.9%±94.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Beulah Township and Taylor 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 23.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (21%)Mitchell (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Beulah TownshipFew work in Taylor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 6.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 16.4 miLowest 18.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
Schools
School district —Hanson School District 30-1
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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