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Anina Township vs Viola Township

Next-door neighbors in Jerauld County. The biggest differences: trails (13.3× in Viola Township) and size (8.5× in Viola Township).

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Anina Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 19 people
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Viola Township, SDA small town of 161Jerauld County · 161 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.

Anina TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.9% conserved land1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Anina Township →
Viola TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsViola Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Viola 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.

Trails13.3×
Viola Township has more miles of trail
Viola Township 13.3 miAnina Township 1.0 mi
Size8.5×
Viola Township is the bigger place
Viola Township 161Anina Township 19
Conserved land+37.3 pts
Anina Township has more conserved land
Anina Township 39.9%Viola Township 2.6%
Homeowners+25.9 pts renters
Viola Township has more renters
Anina Township 100%Viola Township 74.1%
Bachelor’s degree++24.4 pts
More adults in Anina Township have a degree
Anina Township 62.5%Viola Township 38.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Anina Township and Viola Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Anina TownshipViola TownshipAnina TownshipViola Township
Anina Township ↔ Viola Township5.9 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
Anina TownshipViola Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st61st
Outdoors & history
Anina TownshipViola Township
Trails1 mi13 mi
Conserved land39.9%2.6%
National Register places1—
Community
Anina TownshipViola 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.

Anina TownshipViola Township
People
Population 19Lowest 161Highest
Median age 30.3±35.7Lowest 20% below SD 34.1±11.6Highest 10% below SD
Viola Township and Anina Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.8%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.8%±14.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Viola Township and Anina Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 25.5%±14.9Highest SD: 18%
Viola Township and Anina Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 62.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 38.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±74.4 SD: 5% 0%±8.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $128,021±$8k 71% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $338,900±$95k 32% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 74.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1958 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 22 min 24% above SD
Work from home 31.3%±23.4Highest SD: 9.7% 29%±17.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Anina Township and Viola 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 22.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (40%)Wessington Springs (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Viola TownshipFew work in Anina Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.9%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
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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