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Beck-Highland Township vs Duell Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: household income (4.4× in Beck-Highland Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+81.8 pts in Duell Township).

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Beck-Highland Township, SDA small town of 21Perkins County · 21 people
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Duell Township, SDA small town of 16Perkins County · 16 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.

Beck-Highland TownshipA small town of 21
Quiet strengthsBeck-Highland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Beck-Highland Township →
Duell TownshipA small town of 16
Quiet strengthsDuell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Duell Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Beck-Highland Township and Duell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beck-Highland TownshipDuell TownshipBeck-Highland TownshipDuell Township
Beck-Highland Township ↔ Duell Township8.5 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
Beck-Highland TownshipDuell Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Beck-Highland TownshipDuell Township
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.7%0.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Beck-Highland TownshipDuell 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.

Beck-Highland TownshipDuell Township
People
Population 21Highest 16Lowest
Median age 53.3±49.8Lowest 40% above SD 57.6±10.5Highest 52% above SD
Duell Township and Beck-Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.9%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Beck-Highland Township and Duell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±100Lowest SD: 18% 25%±100Highest SD: 18%
Duell Township and Beck-Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 81.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±67.3 SD: 5% 0%±88.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 233% above SD $56,250±$25kLowest 25% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 32 yrs older than SD 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 83.3%±43Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 60.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (50%)Lemmon (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Duell TownshipFew work in Beck-Highland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 3.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1 0.1
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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