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.

Down paymentRate%

Weber Township$1,810/mo

Typical home $269K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

Hamlin Township$1,640/mo

Typical home $274K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Weber Township and Hamlin 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

Weber TownshipHamlin Township

Snow a year39″61″

January low—2°F

July high—80°F

Growing season (days)—146d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 58th

Outdoors & history

Weber TownshipHamlin Township

Trails7 mi —

Conserved land27.8%—

National Register places—1

Community

Weber TownshipHamlin Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

125 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Weber TownshipMcPherson County Hamlin TownshipHamlin County

Weber Township ↔ Hamlin Township125 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Weber TownshipHamlin Township

People

Population 262Lowest 291Highest

Median age 34.8±61.8Highest 8% below SD 31.6±9.3Lowest 17% below SD

Weber Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21%±22.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.7%±11.5Highest SD: 24.2%

Hamlin Township and Weber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20.2%±35Highest SD: 18% 17.5%±8.1Lowest SD: 18%

Weber Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 17.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.4Lowest SD: 5% 4.5%±5.6Highest SD: 5%

Hamlin Township and Weber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $133,846±$10kHighest 78% above SD $95,795±$16kLowest 28% above SD

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $268,800±$45kLowest 4% above SD $273,800±$54kHighest 6% above SD

Hamlin Township and Weber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,462 10% below SD

Below poverty line 45.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 9.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 94.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD 1994Lowest 14 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 43% below SD 23 minHighest 28% above SD

Work from home 12.8%±88.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.9%±10.3Highest SD: 9.7%

Hamlin Township and Weber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.36Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Eureka (21%)Watertown (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hamlin TownshipFew work in Weber Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 27.8%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 1.1Highest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Weber Township vs Hamlin Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Weber Township

What daily life feels like in each

125 miles apart

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