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Union Township vs Pleasant Township

74 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+30 pts in Union Township) and property tax bill (+95% in Pleasant Township).

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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 105 people
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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 174 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 part ways

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

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 TownshipPleasant Township
Snow a year43″36″
January low9°F6°F
July high87°F84°F
Growing season (days)156d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th55th
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipPleasant Township
Trails3 mi8 mi
Conserved land18.9%18%
Community
Union TownshipPleasant 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

74 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union Township ↔ Pleasant Township74 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.

Union TownshipPleasant Township
People
Population 105Lowest 174Highest
Median age 34.7±40.4Lowest 9% below SD 35.1±11Highest 8% below SD
Pleasant Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19%±32.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.1%±10.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Pleasant Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.7%±26.1Highest SD: 18% 21.8%±13Lowest SD: 18%
Union Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 17.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.5Lowest SD: 5% 3.4%±8Highest SD: 5%
Pleasant Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $123,929±$46kHighest 65% above SD $87,917±$63kLowest 17% above SD
Union Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $203,100±$53k 21% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $863Lowest 68% below SD $1,679Highest 38% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 86.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 22 min 25% above SD
Work from home 32.4%±17.4Highest SD: 9.7% 2.4%±4.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (21%)Mitchell (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pleasant TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.9%Highest 18%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 7.7 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 0.6Lowest 1.3Highest
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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