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Theresa Township vs Valley Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+33.8 pts in Valley Township) and property tax bill (+59% in Valley Township).

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Theresa Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 200 people
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Valley Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 285 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Valley Township$1,770/mo
Typical home $282K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Theresa Township and Valley 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

Theresa Township and Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Theresa TownshipValley TownshipTheresa TownshipValley Township
Theresa Township ↔ Valley Township7.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipValley Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st51st
Outdoors & history
Theresa TownshipValley Township
Trails7 mi4 mi
Conserved land30.7%15.9%
Community
Theresa TownshipValley 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.

Theresa TownshipValley Township
People
Population 200Lowest 285Highest
Median age 60.7±7Highest 60% above SD 53.3±24Lowest 40% above SD
Theresa Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±14.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 13%±9Highest SD: 24.2%
Valley Township and Theresa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 40.5%±16.2Highest SD: 18% 15.1%±17.6Lowest SD: 18%
Theresa Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 61.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.1 SD: 5% 0%±5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,031±$29kHighest 23% above SD $86,406±$55kLowest 15% above SD
Theresa Township and Valley Township 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 $282,000±$194kLowest 10% above SD
Theresa Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,214Lowest 19% below SD $3,522Highest 29% above 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 93.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965 15 yrs older than SD 1965 15 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 22% below SD 8 minLowest 57% below SD
Work from home 15.5%±14.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Theresa Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 0.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (41%)Huron (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Valley TownshipFew work in Theresa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.7%Highest 15.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miHighest 3.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.5Lowest
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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