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Virginia Township vs Harmon Township

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Harmon Township) and trails (3.7× in Harmon Township).

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Virginia Township, SDA small town of 315Union County · 315 people
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Harmon Township, SDA small town of 248Roberts County · 248 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.

Virginia TownshipA small town of 315
Quiet strengthsVirginia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Virginia Township →
Harmon TownshipA small town of 248
Quiet strengthsHarmon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harmon 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.

Jobs per worker3.8×
Harmon Township is more of a job hub
Harmon Township 0.15Virginia Township 0.04
Trails3.7×
Harmon Township has more miles of trail
Harmon Township 3.7 miVirginia Township 1.0 mi
Average commute13 min
Harmon Township has the shorter commute
Virginia Township 29 minHarmon Township 17 min
Street grid+45%
Virginia Township has the more walkable street grid
Virginia Township 1.6Harmon Township 1.1
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $880 more a month in Virginia 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.

Virginia Township$2,020/mo
Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →
Harmon Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $880 a month, about $10,500 a year, between Virginia Township and Harmon 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
Virginia TownshipHarmon Township
Snow a year31″43″
January low7°F3°F
July high85°F82°F
Growing season (days)155d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Virginia TownshipHarmon Township
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land3.1%6.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Virginia TownshipHarmon 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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Virginia TownshipUnion CountyHarmon TownshipRoberts County
Virginia Township ↔ Harmon Township192 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.

Virginia TownshipHarmon Township
People
Population 315Highest 248Lowest
Median age 47.9±7.5Lowest 26% above SD 50.6±6.6Highest 33% above SD
Harmon Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±10.9Highest SD: 24.2% 14.1%±7.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Virginia Township and Harmon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.7%±11.7Highest SD: 18% 14.9%±5.8Lowest SD: 18%
Virginia Township and Harmon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.5Lowest SD: 5% 6.5%±7.5Highest SD: 5%
Harmon Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,655±$65kLowest 47% above SD $142,083±$87kHighest 89% above SD
Harmon Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $355,800±$127kHighest 38% above SD $191,700±$127kLowest 26% below SD
Virginia Township and Harmon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,902Highest 30% below SD $1,714Lowest 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 16.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 92.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 20 yrs older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 64% above SD 17 minLowest 7% below SD
Work from home 11.6%±13.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.1%±20.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Harmon Township and Virginia 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 29.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (25%)Sisseton (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Harmon TownshipFew work in Virginia Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Lowest 6.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 3.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.1Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Virginia Township

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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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