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Alpena Township vs Warren Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Alpena Township) and median age (39 yrs in Warren Township).

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Alpena Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 58 people
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Warren Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 18 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.

Alpena TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.9% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Alpena Township →
Warren TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors37.2% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Warren 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.

Jobs per worker8×
Alpena Township is more of a job hub
Alpena Township 0.64Warren Township 0.08
Median age39 yrs
Warren Township skews older
Warren Township 52.5Alpena Township 13.5
Bachelor’s degree++30 pts
More adults in Alpena Township have a degree
Alpena Township 30%Warren Township 0%
Homeowners+28.6 pts renters
Warren Township has more renters
Alpena Township 100%Warren Township 71.4%
Size3.2×
Alpena Township is the bigger place
Alpena Township 58Warren Township 18
Conserved land+13.3 pts
Warren Township has more conserved land
Warren Township 37.2%Alpena Township 23.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Alpena Township and Warren Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alpena TownshipWarren TownshipAlpena TownshipWarren Township
Alpena Township ↔ Warren Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Alpena TownshipWarren Township
Snow a year45″26″
January low7°F5°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st45th
Outdoors & history
Alpena TownshipWarren Township
Trails5 mi4 mi
Conserved land23.9%37.2%
Settled1883—
Community
Alpena TownshipWarren 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.

Alpena TownshipWarren Township
People
Population 58Highest 18Lowest
Median age 13.5±4Lowest 64% below SD 52.5±3.2Highest 38% above SD
Kids under 18 65.5%±60.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Alpena Township and Warren Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.9%±54.8Lowest SD: 18% 11.1%±100Highest SD: 18%
Warren Township and Alpena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±18.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±78.6Lowest SD: 5%
Alpena Township and Warren Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,875±$99k 42% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $475,000±$432k 85% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,500 28% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 34.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 71.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1973 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 min 22% below SD —
Work from home 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 36.4%±37.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Warren Township and Alpena 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 35.3 mi 35.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (20%)Mitchell (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Warren TownshipFew work in Alpena Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.9%Lowest 37.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
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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