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Union Township vs Sun Prairie Township

19 miles apart in McCook County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+85% in Sun Prairie Township) and typical home built (44 yrs in Union Township).

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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townMcCook County · 135 people
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Sun Prairie Township, SDAn outdoors townMcCook County · 216 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.

Union TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.3% conserved land5.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Union Township →
Sun Prairie TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.7% conserved land7.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sun Prairie 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 bill+85%
Tax bills are bigger in Sun Prairie Township
Sun Prairie Township $4,269Union Township $2,313
Typical home built44 yrs
Union Township’s homes are older
Sun Prairie Township 1982Union Township 1938
Jobs per worker2.7×
Sun Prairie Township is more of a job hub
Sun Prairie Township 0.24Union Township 0.09
Average commute7 min
Sun Prairie Township has the shorter commute
Union Township 24 minSun Prairie Township 18 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $960 more a month in Sun Prairie 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.

Union Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Sun Prairie Township$2,850/mo
Typical home $476K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →

The difference: $960 a month, about $11,500 a year, between Sun Prairie Township and Union 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
Union TownshipSun Prairie Township
Snow a year41″36″
January low—6°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th52nd
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipSun Prairie Township
Trails5 mi8 mi
Conserved land15.3%12.7%
National Register places—1
Community
Union TownshipSun Prairie 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.

Where they are

19 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipSun Prairie TownshipUnion TownshipSun Prairie Township
Union Township ↔ Sun Prairie Township19 miles apart · Same county
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.

Union TownshipSun Prairie Township
People
Population 135Lowest 216Highest
Median age 39.5±21Lowest 4% above SD 41.6±18.1Highest 9% above SD
Sun Prairie Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.9%±17.3Highest SD: 24.2% 30.6%±19.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Union Township and Sun Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±23.3Highest SD: 18% 11.6%±13.6Lowest SD: 18%
Union Township and Sun Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 50%Highest SD: 31.9% 48.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±3.6Highest SD: 5% 1.9%±5.3Lowest SD: 5%
Union Township and Sun Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,792±$47kHighest 20% above SD $86,989±$38kLowest 16% above SD
Union Township and Sun Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $325,000±$85kLowest 26% above SD $476,100±$79kHighest 85% above SD
Sun Prairie Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,313Lowest 15% below SD $4,269Highest 57% above SD
Below poverty line 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest 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 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 37% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 31.1%±15.4Highest SD: 9.7% 11.8%±7.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Union Township and Sun Prairie 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 32.8 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (38%)Sioux Falls (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sun Prairie TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.3%Highest 12.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2 1.2
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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