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Adams Township vs Henden Township

Next-door neighbors in Miner County. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Adams Township) and size (7.9× in Henden Township).

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Adams Township, SDA small town of 23Miner County · 23 people
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Henden Township, SDA small town of 181Miner County · 181 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.

Adams TownshipA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsAdams Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Adams Township →
Henden TownshipA small town of 181
Quiet strengthsHenden Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Henden 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 $2,130 more a month in Adams 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.

Adams Township$3,070/mo
Typical home $548K (Census) · tax rate 0.42% · Housing →
Henden Township$940/mo
Typical home $159K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →

The difference: $2,130 a month, about $25,500 a year, between Adams Township and Henden 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

Adams Township and Henden Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Adams TownshipHenden TownshipAdams TownshipHenden Township
Adams Township ↔ Henden Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Adams TownshipHenden Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low5°F5°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)149d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Adams TownshipHenden Township
National Register places—1
Community
Adams TownshipHenden 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.

Adams TownshipHenden Township
People
Population 23Lowest 181Highest
Median age 31.9±30.8Highest 16% below SD 27.6±9.5Lowest 27% below SD
Adams Township and Henden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 43.6%±4.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Henden Township and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.1%±100Highest SD: 18% 10.5%±17.9Lowest SD: 18%
Adams Township and Henden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 29.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±61.5Lowest SD: 5% 4.4%±8.3Highest SD: 5%
Henden Township and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,519±$45kLowest about the SD average $75,781±$15kHighest about the SD average
Henden Township and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $548,100±$440kHighest 113% above SD $158,600±$56kLowest 38% below SD
Adams Township and Henden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,300Highest 16% below SD $1,272Lowest 53% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1943Lowest 37 yrs older than SD 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 34 min 92% above SD
Work from home 76.5%±51.9Highest SD: 9.7% 20.3%±18.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Adams Township and Henden 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 24.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (39%)Howard (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Henden TownshipFew work in Adams Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.9%Lowest 28.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
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 0.9Highest 0.8Lowest
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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