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Antelope Township vs Chery Township

220 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4× in Chery Township) and typical home built (57 yrs in Chery Township).

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Antelope Township, SDA small town of 15Perkins County · 15 people
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Chery Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 20 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.

Antelope TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsAntelope Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

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
Antelope TownshipChery Township
Snow a year40″45″
January low10°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)144d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th61st
Outdoors & history
Antelope TownshipChery Township
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land4.9%16.4%
Community
Antelope 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

220 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Antelope Township ↔ Chery Township220 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.

Antelope TownshipChery Township
People
Population 15Lowest 20Highest
Median age 65.6±9.3Lowest 73% above SD 70.3±14.9Highest 85% above SD
Chery Township and Antelope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 80%±100Lowest SD: 18% 85%±100Highest SD: 18%
Chery Township and Antelope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±94.3 SD: 5% 0%±70.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,125±$104kHighest 84% above SD $98,750±$4kLowest 32% above SD
Antelope Township and Chery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 78.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 53.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (47%)Wessington Springs (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Chery TownshipFew work in Antelope Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Lowest 16.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 3.2 miLowest
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 0.1Lowest 0.4Highest
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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