diff --git a/spotlight-client/src/VizSentenceTypeByLocation/SentenceTypeChart.tsx b/spotlight-client/src/VizSentenceTypeByLocation/SentenceTypeChart.tsx
index 52d0be6b..ccd17372 100644
--- a/spotlight-client/src/VizSentenceTypeByLocation/SentenceTypeChart.tsx
+++ b/spotlight-client/src/VizSentenceTypeByLocation/SentenceTypeChart.tsx
@@ -28,20 +28,22 @@ import { formatAsNumber } from "../utils";
 import MeasureWidth from "../MeasureWidth";
 import { animation, colors, typefaces } from "../UiLibrary";
 
+export const CHART_HEIGHT = 500;
+export const CHART_BOTTOM_PADDING = 80;
 const MARGIN = { top: 10, bottom: 10, left: 140 };
 /**
  * Adjust right margin based on label length
  */
 const getRightMargin = scaleLinear().domain([5, 15]).range([60, 140]);
-const MIN_WIDTH = 600;
 const NODE_WIDTH = 72;
 
 const ChartWrapper = styled.figure`
   /*
     labels have a tendency to overflow the bottom of this container;
-    this padding should ensure they have enough space to do so
+    this padding should ensure they have enough space to do so.
+    (px rather than rem for consistency with Semiotic)
   */
-  padding-bottom: ${rem(80)};
+  padding-bottom: ${CHART_BOTTOM_PADDING}px;
   position: relative;
   width: 100%;
 `;
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ export default function SingleStepSankey({
                       sourceColors[d.id as $Keys<typeof sourceColors>] ||
                       targetColor,
                 })}
-                size={[Math.max(width, MIN_WIDTH), 500]}
+                size={[width, CHART_HEIGHT]}
               />
             </ResponsiveTooltipController>
           )}
diff --git a/spotlight-client/src/VizSentenceTypeByLocation/VizSentenceTypeByLocation.tsx b/spotlight-client/src/VizSentenceTypeByLocation/VizSentenceTypeByLocation.tsx
index 32af4aec..e0397633 100644
--- a/spotlight-client/src/VizSentenceTypeByLocation/VizSentenceTypeByLocation.tsx
+++ b/spotlight-client/src/VizSentenceTypeByLocation/VizSentenceTypeByLocation.tsx
@@ -17,12 +17,23 @@
 
 import { observer } from "mobx-react-lite";
 import React from "react";
+import { animated, useTransition } from "react-spring/web.cjs";
+import styled from "styled-components/macro";
 import SentenceTypeByLocationMetric from "../contentModels/SentenceTypeByLocationMetric";
 import DemographicFilterSelect from "../DemographicFilterSelect";
 import FiltersWrapper from "../FiltersWrapper";
 import LocalityFilterSelect from "../LocalityFilterSelect";
 import NoMetricData from "../NoMetricData";
-import SentenceTypeChart from "./SentenceTypeChart";
+import SentenceTypeChart, {
+  CHART_BOTTOM_PADDING,
+  CHART_HEIGHT,
+} from "./SentenceTypeChart";
+
+const ChartWrapper = styled.div`
+  /* px rather than rem for consistency with Semiotic */
+  height: ${CHART_HEIGHT + CHART_BOTTOM_PADDING}px;
+  position: relative;
+`;
 
 type VizSentenceTypeByLocationProps = {
   metric: SentenceTypeByLocationMetric;
@@ -31,6 +42,25 @@ type VizSentenceTypeByLocationProps = {
 const VizSentenceTypeByLocation: React.FC<VizSentenceTypeByLocationProps> = ({
   metric,
 }) => {
+  const { demographicView, dataGraph, localityId } = metric;
+
+  if (demographicView === "nofilter")
+    throw new Error(
+      "Unable to display this metric without demographic filter."
+    );
+
+  const chartTransitions = useTransition(
+    { demographicView, dataGraph, localityId },
+    (item) => `${item.demographicView} ${item.localityId}`,
+    {
+      initial: { opacity: 1 },
+      from: { opacity: 0 },
+      enter: { opacity: 1 },
+      leave: { opacity: 0, position: "absolute" },
+      config: { friction: 40, tension: 280 },
+    }
+  );
+
   if (metric.dataGraph) {
     return (
       <>
@@ -40,7 +70,16 @@ const VizSentenceTypeByLocation: React.FC<VizSentenceTypeByLocationProps> = ({
             <DemographicFilterSelect metric={metric} />,
           ]}
         />
-        <SentenceTypeChart {...metric.dataGraph} />
+        <ChartWrapper>
+          {chartTransitions.map(
+            ({ item, key, props }) =>
+              item.dataGraph && (
+                <animated.div key={key} style={{ ...props, top: 0 }}>
+                  <SentenceTypeChart {...item.dataGraph} />
+                </animated.div>
+              )
+          )}
+        </ChartWrapper>
       </>
     );
   }