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Wolf Creek Township vs Kassel Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Wolf Creek Township) and typical home built (45 yrs in Wolf Creek Township).

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Wolf Creek Township, SDA small town of 111Hutchinson County · 111 people
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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 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.

Wolf Creek TownshipA small town of 111
Quiet strengthsWolf Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wolf Creek Township →
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.

Property tax bill2.2×
Tax bills are bigger in Wolf Creek Township
Wolf Creek Township $2,333Kassel Township $1,050
Typical home built45 yrs
Wolf Creek Township’s homes are older
Kassel Township 2003Wolf Creek Township 1958
Bachelor’s degree++12 pts
More adults in Wolf Creek Township have a degree
Wolf Creek Township 33.3%Kassel Township 21.3%
Street grid+56%
Wolf Creek Township has the more walkable street grid
Wolf Creek Township 1.4Kassel Township 0.9
Jobs per worker+67%
Wolf Creek Township is more of a job hub
Wolf Creek Township 0.15Kassel Township 0.09
Size2×
Wolf Creek Township is the bigger place
Wolf Creek Township 111Kassel Township 55
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wolf Creek Township and Kassel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wolf Creek TownshipKassel TownshipWolf Creek TownshipKassel Township
Wolf Creek Township ↔ Kassel Township5.1 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.

Schools
C+Wolf Creek TownshipBetter than 42% of districts in the state –Kassel 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
Wolf Creek TownshipKassel Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th50th
Outdoors & history
Wolf Creek TownshipKassel Township
Trails6 mi6 mi
Conserved land0.6%2.6%
Community
Wolf Creek 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.

Wolf Creek TownshipKassel Township
People
Population 111Highest 55Lowest
Median age 32.2±38Lowest 15% below SD 54.7±3.6Highest 44% above SD
Kassel Township and Wolf Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 48.6%±18Highest SD: 24.2% 14.5%±45.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Wolf Creek Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.3%±36.5Highest SD: 18% 16.4%±52.2Lowest SD: 18%
Wolf Creek 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+ 33.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±10.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±25.7Lowest SD: 5%
Wolf Creek Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $75,625±$36k about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $91,700±$74k 64% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,333Highest 14% below SD $1,050Lowest 61% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 31% above SD 20 minLowest 11% above SD
Work from home 0%±33.3 SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (31%)Freeman (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kassel TownshipFew work in Wolf Creek Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miLowest 6.1 miHighest
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 1.4Highest 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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