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Taylor Township vs Bridgewater Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (16.4× in Taylor Township) and jobs per worker (6.4× in Taylor Township).

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Taylor Township, SDA small town of 60Hanson County · 60 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.

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 →
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 part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails16.4×
Taylor Township has more miles of trail
Taylor Township 16.4 miBridgewater Township 1.0 mi
Jobs per worker6.4×
Taylor Township is more of a job hub
Taylor Township 0.32Bridgewater Township 0.05
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Taylor Township
Taylor Township $5,556Bridgewater Township $2,464
Average commute16 min
Taylor Township has the shorter commute
Bridgewater Township 34 minTaylor Township 18 min
Bachelor’s degree++26 pts
More adults in Bridgewater Township have a degree
Bridgewater Township 44.6%Taylor Township 18.6%
Size4×
Bridgewater Township is the bigger place
Bridgewater Township 238Taylor Township 60
★ What stands out · Where they are

Taylor Township and Bridgewater Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Taylor TownshipBridgewater TownshipTaylor TownshipBridgewater Township
Taylor Township ↔ Bridgewater Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 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 →
Bridgewater Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $365K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Taylor 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
Taylor TownshipBridgewater 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 TownshipBridgewater Township
Trails16 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.3%4.7%
Archive photos—8
Famous people born here—2
Community
Taylor 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.

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 TownshipBridgewater Township
People
Population 60Lowest 238Highest
Median age 43±43.3Highest 13% above SD 13.7±29.4Lowest 64% below SD
Taylor Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.3%±38.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 52.9%±46Highest SD: 24.2%
Bridgewater Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 38.3%±50.8Highest SD: 18% 8%±11.5Lowest SD: 18%
Taylor 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+ 18.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 44.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±11.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.9Lowest SD: 5%
Taylor 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 $41,667±$29k 45% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $355,600±$288kLowest 38% above SD $365,000±$149kHighest 42% above SD
Bridgewater Township and Taylor 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 $2,464Lowest 10% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 79.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1940Highest 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 0%±37Lowest SD: 9.7% 14.7%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Bridgewater 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 miLowest 38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (21%)Sioux Falls (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bridgewater TownshipFew work in Taylor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 4.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 16.4 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Taylor Township

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Beulah Township94 people · $283K homes
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Pleasant Township174 people · $203K homes

Towns like Taylor Township

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Sangamon Township71 people · $346K homes
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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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