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Theresa Township vs Huron

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (32.8× in Huron) and size (71.9× in Huron).

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Theresa Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 200 people
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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 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.

Theresa TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors30.7% conserved land6.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Theresa Township →
HuronHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home44% below the SD typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#9 most trails in SD10 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Huron →
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.

Street grid32.8×
Huron has the more walkable street grid
Huron 62.3Theresa Township 1.9
Size71.9×
Huron is the bigger place
Huron 14,385Theresa Township 200
Home values2×
Homes cost more in Theresa Township
Theresa Township $325,000Huron $159,000
Kids under 18+28.7 pts
Huron has more kids
Huron 28.7%Theresa Township 0%
Work in town+55.6 pts
More of Huron’s workers stay in town
Huron 56.6%Theresa Township 1%
Median age24.6 yrs
Theresa Township skews older
Theresa Township 60.7Huron 36.1
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Theresa 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.

Theresa Township$1,890/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →
Huron$1,130/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,100 a year, between Theresa Township and Huron.

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

Theresa Township and Huron share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Theresa TownshipHuronTheresa TownshipHuron
Theresa Township ↔ Huron5.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
80 Theresa Township residents work in Huron (41.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Theresa Township →
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.

Safety
–Theresa TownshipNot graded CHuronSafer than 34% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Theresa TownshipNot graded CHuronBetter than 25% of districts in the state
Health
–Theresa TownshipNot graded C+HuronHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns
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
Theresa TownshipHuron
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st55th
Outdoors & history
Theresa TownshipHuron
Trails7 mi10 mi
Conserved land30.7%1.7%
Settled—1883
National Register places—9
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—32
Community
Theresa TownshipHuron
Library hours a week—58 hrs
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.

Theresa TownshipHuron
People
Population 200Lowest 14,385Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +13.3% SD: +8.9%
Median age 60.7±7Highest 60% above SD 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±14.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 40.5%±16.2Highest SD: 18% 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 27%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.1Lowest SD: 5% 3.7%±1.4Highest SD: 5%
Huron and Theresa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,031±$29kHighest 23% above SD $61,452±$11kLowest 18% below SD
Theresa Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $325,000±$129kHighest 26% above SD $159,000±$17kLowest 38% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $888±$59 6% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,214Highest 19% below SD $1,926Lowest 29% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 41.2%±10.6Lowest SD: 39.8%
Theresa Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 68.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 15 yrs older than SD 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 22% below SD 12 minLowest 33% below SD
Work from home 15.5%±14.7Highest SD: 9.7% 5.3%±2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Theresa Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 56.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 2.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (41%)Alpena (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 41% work in HuronFew work in Theresa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.7%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miLowest 10.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 62.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#32 of 34 in SD
School district —Huron School District 02-2
High school in town —Huron High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.9
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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