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Vernon Township vs Taylor Township

109 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Vernon Township) and trails (2× in Taylor Township).

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Vernon Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 88 people
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Taylor Township, SDA small town of 77Tripp County · 77 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.

Taylor TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsTaylor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Taylor 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.

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
Vernon TownshipTaylor Township
Snow a year44″49″
January low6°F13°F
July high86°F90°F
Growing season (days)146d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st69th
Outdoors & history
Vernon TownshipTaylor Township
Trails3 mi5 mi
Conserved land25.8%10.5%
Community
Vernon TownshipTaylor 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

109 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Vernon Township ↔ Taylor Township109 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.

Vernon TownshipTaylor Township
People
Population 88Highest 77Lowest
Median age 60.6±2.3Lowest 59% above SD 64.8±70.6Highest 71% above SD
Taylor Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.2%±29Lowest SD: 24.2% 13%±39.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Taylor Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33%±33Lowest SD: 18% 45.5%±54.9Highest SD: 18%
Taylor Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.1 SD: 5% 0%±18.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,173±$72k 77% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $211,100±$34k 18% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,778 about the SD average —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 75.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest same as SD 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 9.8%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 16.7%±25.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Taylor Township and Vernon 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 15.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (26%)Colome (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Taylor TownshipFew work in Vernon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 25.8%Highest 10.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 4.9 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 1.0Highest 0.3Lowest
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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