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Alden Township vs Greenleaf Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.1× in Greenleaf Township) and homeowners (+100 pts renters in Greenleaf Township).

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Alden Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 29 people
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Greenleaf Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 6 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.

Alden TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36% conserved land1.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Alden Township →
Greenleaf TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.4% conserved land1.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Greenleaf Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker12.1×
Greenleaf Township is more of a job hub
Greenleaf Township 1.33Alden Township 0.11
Homeowners+100 pts renters
Greenleaf Township has more renters
Alden Township 100%Greenleaf Township 0%
Size4.8×
Alden Township is the bigger place
Alden Township 29Greenleaf Township 6
Conserved land+16.6 pts
Alden Township has more conserved land
Alden Township 36%Greenleaf Township 19.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Alden Township and Greenleaf Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alden TownshipGreenleaf TownshipAlden TownshipGreenleaf Township
Alden Township ↔ Greenleaf Township5.2 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
Alden TownshipGreenleaf Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Alden TownshipGreenleaf Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land36%19.4%
Community
Alden TownshipGreenleaf 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.

Alden TownshipGreenleaf Township
People
Population 29Highest 6Lowest
Median age 64.5±10 70% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±97.5 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 41.4%±100Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Greenleaf Township and Alden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,667±$48k about the SD average —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 100%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993 13 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 52.2%±50 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 50.3 miHighest 45.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 1.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (33%)Longmont (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Greenleaf TownshipFew work in Alden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36%Highest 19.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
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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