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Allen Township vs Whiteside Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+44.8 pts in Whiteside Township) and homeowners (+43.5 pts renters in Whiteside Township).

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Allen Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 108 people
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Whiteside Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 49 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.

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 · Where they are

Allen Township and Whiteside Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Allen TownshipWhiteside TownshipAllen TownshipWhiteside Township
Allen Township ↔ Whiteside Township6.3 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
Allen TownshipWhiteside Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F7°F
July high86°F85°F
Growing season (days)146d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Allen TownshipWhiteside Township
Trails4 mi8 mi
Conserved land29.4%39.2%
Community
Allen TownshipWhiteside 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.

Allen TownshipWhiteside Township
People
Population 108Highest 49Lowest
Median age 29.5±2.7Lowest 22% below SD 32.5±29.4Highest 14% below SD
Whiteside Township and Allen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.2%±28.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 44.9%±53.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Whiteside Township and Allen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.4%±22.4Highest SD: 18% 6.1%±68.1Lowest SD: 18%
Allen Township and Whiteside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 63%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.1 SD: 5% 0%±28.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,656±$81k 23% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,700±$169k 6% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,841 32% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 4.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 50%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Highest 29 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 min 34% below SD —
Work from home 19.3%±15Lowest SD: 9.7% 55.6%±27.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Whiteside Township and Allen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 5.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.48Highest 0.89Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (27%)Huron (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Whiteside TownshipFew work in Allen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.4%Lowest 39.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miLowest 8.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.1Lowest
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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