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Ash Township vs Sunnyside Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+100 pts renters in Ash Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+64.3 pts in Ash Township).

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Ash Township, SDA small town of 36Pennington County · 36 people
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Sunnyside Township, SDA small town of 63Pennington County · 63 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.

Ash TownshipA small town of 36
Quiet strengthsAsh Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Sunnyside TownshipA small town of 63
Quiet strengthsSunnyside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sunnyside 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Ash Township and Sunnyside Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ash TownshipSunnyside TownshipAsh TownshipSunnyside Township
Ash Township ↔ Sunnyside Township6.2 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
Ash TownshipSunnyside Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low10°F10°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Ash TownshipSunnyside Township
Trails14 mi—
Conserved land1%—
Community
Ash TownshipSunnyside 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.

Ash TownshipSunnyside Township
People
Population 36Lowest 63Highest
Median age 51.8±25.1Highest 36% above SD 40.7±46.2Lowest 7% above SD
Ash Township and Sunnyside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±77.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 41.3%±21.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Sunnyside Township and Ash Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.8%±87.5Lowest SD: 18% 33.3%±45.6Highest SD: 18%
Sunnyside Township and Ash Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±39.3 SD: 5% 0%±22.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972 8 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 50%±100Highest SD: 9.7% 36%±23.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Ash Township and Sunnyside 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 49.3 miHighest 46.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (45%)Rapid City (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sunnyside TownshipFew work in Ash Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 14.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.0Lowest
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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