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%

Taylor Township$2,330/mo

Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · Housing →

Washington Township$1,260/mo

Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $1,060 a month, about $12,800 a year, between Taylor Township and Washington 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 TownshipWashington Township

Snow a year36″46″

January low6°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)143d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th 48th

Outdoors & history

Taylor TownshipWashington Township

Trails16 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.3%38.6%

Community

Taylor TownshipWashington 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

53 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Taylor TownshipHanson County Washington TownshipAurora County

Taylor Township ↔ Washington Township53 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

Taylor TownshipWashington Township

People

Population 60Highest 52Lowest

Median age 43±43.3Lowest 13% above SD 43.5±26.4Highest 14% above SD

Washington 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%±38.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.6%±28.9Highest SD: 24.2%

Washington 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% 28.8%±52.1Lowest SD: 18%

Taylor Township and Washington 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% 20%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±11.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5%

Taylor Township and Washington 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±$288kHighest 38% above SD $218,800±$190kLowest 15% below SD

Taylor Township and Washington 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 $1,393Lowest 49% below SD

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

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 min about the SD average —

Work from home 0%±37Lowest SD: 9.7% 36%±24.9Highest SD: 9.7%

Washington 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 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (21%)White Lake (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Washington TownshipFew work in Taylor Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 38.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 16.4 miHighest 1.3 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 0.6Lowest

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

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Taylor Township vs Washington Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,060 more a month in Taylor Township

What daily life feels like in each

53 miles apart

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