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Alpha TownshipMiller Township

People

Population 0Lowest 99Highest

Median age — 61.1±29.4 61% above SD

Kids under 18 — 25.3%±24.8 SD: 24.2%

Age 65+ — 44.4%±35.9 SD: 18%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 48.6% SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±14.3 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $228,600±$221k 11% below SD

Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes — 86.3% SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year — 1983 3 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Work from home — 33.3%±40.6 SD: 9.7%

Work in townworking residents 3.8%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 2.59Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Miller (19%)Miller (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Miller TownshipFew work in Alpha Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 1.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 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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