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Alto Township vs Chery Township

114 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5× in Chery Township) and street grid (2.3× in Alto Township).

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Alto Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 34 people
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Chery Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 20 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.

Alto TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.2% conserved land2.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Alto Township →
Chery TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.4% conserved land3.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Chery 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 worker5×
Chery Township is more of a job hub
Chery Township 0.30Alto Township 0.06
Street grid2.3×
Alto Township has the more walkable street grid
Alto Township 0.9Chery Township 0.4
Conserved land+16.8 pts
Alto Township has more conserved land
Alto Township 33.2%Chery Township 16.4%
Homeowners+9.4 pts renters
Alto Township has more renters
Chery Township 78.6%Alto Township 69.2%
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
Alto TownshipChery Township
Snow a year36″45″
January low4°F7°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)164d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st61st
Outdoors & history
Alto TownshipChery Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land33.2%16.4%
Community
Alto TownshipChery 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.

Where they are

114 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alto TownshipRoberts CountyChery TownshipJerauld County
Alto Township ↔ Chery Township114 miles apart
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.

Alto TownshipChery Township
People
Population 34Highest 20Lowest
Median age 66.5±19.7Lowest 75% above SD 70.3±14.9Highest 85% above SD
Chery Township and Alto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.7%±80.5Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Alto Township and Chery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 55.9%±78.8Lowest SD: 18% 85%±100Highest SD: 18%
Chery Township and Alto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±41.6 SD: 5% 0%±70.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,250±$48kLowest 25% below SD $98,750±$4kHighest 32% above SD
Chery Township and Alto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $310,000±$157k 20% above SD —
Below poverty line 29.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 78.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 55.6%±19.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Alto Township and Chery 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 18.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (29%)Wessington Springs (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Chery TownshipFew work in Alto Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.2%Highest 16.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.4Lowest
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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