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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).
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 Township A small town of 15
Quiet strengths Antelope Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Antelope 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.
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 Township Chery Township
Outdoors & history
Antelope Township Chery Township
Community
Antelope Township Chery Township
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 Township 220 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Antelope Township Chery Township
People
Population
15 Lowest
20 Highest
Median age
65.6 ±9.3 Lowest
73% above SD
70.3 ±14.9 Highest
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% ±100 Lowest
SD: 18%
85% ±100 Highest
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 ±$104k Highest
84% above SD
$98,750 ±$4k Lowest
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
1995 Highest
15 yrs newer than SD
1938 Lowest
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 mi Highest
25.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.27 Lowest
0.30 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Lemmon (47%) Wessington Springs (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Chery Township Few work in Antelope Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
4.9% Lowest
16.4% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
3.3 mi Highest
3.2 mi Lowest
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
0.1 Lowest
0.4 Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Chery Township or Antelope Township: which would you pick? →
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Bordering Antelope Township Towns like Antelope Township 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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