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Wittenberg Township vs Kassel Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: home values (3.6× in Wittenberg Township) and property tax bill (2× in Wittenberg Township).

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Wittenberg Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHutchinson County · 258 people
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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 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.

Kassel TownshipA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsKassel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kassel 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,350 more a month in Wittenberg 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.

Wittenberg Township$1,920/mo
Typical home $332K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Kassel Township$570/mo
Typical home $92K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · Housing →

The difference: $1,350 a month, about $16,200 a year, between Wittenberg Township and Kassel 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.

Where they are

Wittenberg Township and Kassel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wittenberg TownshipKassel TownshipWittenberg TownshipKassel Township
Wittenberg Township ↔ Kassel Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

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
Wittenberg TownshipKassel Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th50th
Outdoors & history
Wittenberg TownshipKassel Township
Trails11 mi6 mi
Conserved land2.6%2.6%
National Register places1—
Community
Wittenberg TownshipKassel 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.

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.

Wittenberg TownshipKassel Township
People
Population 258Highest 55Lowest
Median age 51.7±50.3Lowest 36% above SD 54.7±3.6Highest 44% above SD
Kassel Township and Wittenberg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.9%±30.6Highest SD: 24.2% 14.5%±45.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Wittenberg Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.8%±25Highest SD: 18% 16.4%±52.2Lowest SD: 18%
Wittenberg Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 62.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.5 SD: 5% 0%±25.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $223,636±$140kHighest 198% above SD $75,625±$36kLowest about the SD average
Wittenberg Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $332,100±$77kHighest 29% above SD $91,700±$74kLowest 64% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,100Highest 23% below SD $1,050Lowest 61% below SD
Below poverty line 41.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 84% above SD 20 minLowest 11% above SD
Work from home 42.1%±98Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Wittenberg Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Parkston (14%)Freeman (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kassel TownshipFew work in Wittenberg Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6% 2.6%
Trailsmapped miles 10.8 miHighest 6.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
Schools
School district Freeman School District 33-1—
High school in town None in town—
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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