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%

Winsor Township$2,670/mo

Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

Denver Township$2,400/mo

Typical home $413K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Winsor Township and Denver 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

Winsor TownshipDenver Township

Snow a year36″41″

January low4°F 5°F

July high81°F 82°F

Growing season (days)145d 151d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 30th

Outdoors & history

Winsor TownshipDenver Township

Trails—3 mi

Conserved land—4.4%

National Register places—1

Community

Winsor TownshipDenver 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.

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Winsor TownshipDenver Township

People

Population 190Highest 147Lowest

Median age 35.2±31.6Lowest 7% below SD 48.3±8.2Highest 27% above SD

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

Kids under 18 36.8%±19Highest SD: 24.2% 22.4%±15.7Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 15.3%±15.1Lowest SD: 18% 21.8%±16Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 27.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.4 SD: 5% 0%±9.6 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $125,789±$49kHighest 68% above SD $114,375±$19kLowest 52% above SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $395,200±$231kLowest 54% above SD $412,500±$98kHighest 60% above SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,850 5% above SD

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 81.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than SD 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 65% above SD 32 minHighest 77% above SD

Work from home 20%±19.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.7%±18.3Highest SD: 9.7%

Denver Township and Winsor 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 18.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (47%)Brookings (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Denver TownshipFew work in Winsor Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 17%Highest 4.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest

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.

Winsor Township vs Denver Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

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A typical home costs $260 more a month in Winsor Township

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