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Wagner vs Bryan Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (48.4× in Wagner) and home values (2.2× in Bryan Township).

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Wagner, SDOne of the safest townsSouth Dakota · 1,529 people
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Bryan Township, SDA small town of 341Charles Mix County · 341 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.

WagnerOne of the safest towns
SafetySafer than 5%of U.S. towns we grade Work1,047 jobsbased in Wagner, a regional job hub Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Wagner →
Bryan TownshipA small town of 341
Quiet strengthsBryan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bryan Township →
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.

Street grid48.4×
Wagner has the more walkable street grid
Wagner 58.1Bryan Township 1.2
Home values2.2×
Homes cost more in Bryan Township
Bryan Township $292,900Wagner $136,000
Household income2.1×
Households in Bryan Township earn more
Bryan Township $99,219Wagner $47,462
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Bryan Township
Bryan Township $3,167Wagner $1,607
Work in town+41 pts
More of Wagner’s workers stay in town
Wagner 42.7%Bryan Township 1.7%
Jobs per worker2.9×
Wagner is more of a job hub
Wagner 2.06Bryan Township 0.72
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $950 more a month in Bryan 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.

Wagner$850/mo
Typical home $136K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $684/mo · Housing →
Bryan Township$1,800/mo
Typical home $293K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $669/mo · Housing →

The difference: $950 a month, about $11,400 a year, between Bryan Township and Wagner.

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

Wagner and Bryan Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

WagnerBryan TownshipWagnerBryan Township
Wagner ↔ Bryan Township4.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
44 Bryan Township residents work in Wagner (38.3% of its workers)
19 Wagner residents work in Bryan Township (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bryan Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DWagnerSafer than 5% of U.S. towns –Bryan TownshipNot graded
Schools
CWagnerBetter than 26% of districts in the state –Bryan TownshipNot graded
Health
DWagnerHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns –Bryan TownshipNot graded
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
WagnerBryan Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)165d165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd43rd
Outdoors & history
WagnerBryan Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—0.7%
Settled1900—
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here3—
Community
WagnerBryan Township
Library hours a week38 hrs—
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.

WagnerBryan Township
People
Population 1,529Highest 341Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.9% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 34.3±5.1Highest 10% below SD 32.8±13.4Lowest 14% below SD
Wagner and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.8%±5Lowest SD: 24.2% 43.7%±4.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 19.6%±4Lowest SD: 18% 19.9%±8.7Highest SD: 18%
Bryan Township and Wagner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 28.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.1Lowest SD: 5%
Wagner and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,462±$6kLowest 37% below SD $99,219±$31kHighest 32% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $136,000±$16kLowest 47% below SD $292,900±$122kHighest 14% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $684±$127Highest 28% below SD $669±$13Lowest 29% below SD
Wagner and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,607Lowest 41% below SD $3,167Highest 16% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.9%±11.9Lowest SD: 39.8% 63%±88.4Highest SD: 39.8%
Bryan Township and Wagner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 21.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 69.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minHighest 33% below SD 12 minLowest 34% below SD
Work from home 0.9%±1Lowest SD: 9.7% 10.2%±13.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Bryan Township and Wagner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 42.7%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.06Highest 0.72Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dante (11%)Wagner (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Bryan Township38% work in Wagner
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.1Highest 1.2Lowest
Schools
School district Wagner Community School District 11-4—
High school in town Wagner High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.7 —
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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