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Banner Township vs Black Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: street grid (+60% in Black Township) and jobs per worker (+59% in Banner Township).

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Banner Township, SDA small town of 0Tripp County
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Black Township, SDA small town of 85Tripp County · 85 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.

Banner TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsBanner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Black TownshipA small town of 85
Quiet strengthsBlack 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.

Street grid+60%
Black Township has the more walkable street grid
Black Township 0.8Banner Township 0.5
Jobs per worker+59%
Banner Township is more of a job hub
Banner Township 4.50Black Township 2.83
★ What stands out · Where they are

Banner Township and Black Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Banner TownshipBlack TownshipBanner TownshipBlack Township
Banner Township ↔ Black Township5.1 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
Banner TownshipBlack Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th42nd
Outdoors & history
Banner TownshipBlack Township
Trails23 mi31 mi
Conserved land0.5%0.3%
Community
Banner TownshipBlack 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.

Banner TownshipBlack Township
People
Population 0Lowest 85Highest
Median age — 19.8±44 48% below SD
Kids under 18 — 22.4%±28.5 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 11.8%±41.7 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 28.6% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 36.5%±30.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 52.6% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±15.2 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.50Highest 2.83Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hermosa (50%)Winner (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Black TownshipFew work in Banner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.6 miLowest 31.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.8Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Banner Township

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Witten Township20 people
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Brunson Township52 people

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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