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Benedict Township vs Miner Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (29.5× in Benedict Township) and conserved land (+36.3 pts in Benedict Township).

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Benedict Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 23 people
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Miner Township, SDA small town of 26Miner County · 26 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.

Miner TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsMiner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Miner 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

Benedict Township and Miner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Benedict TownshipMiner TownshipBenedict TownshipMiner Township
Benedict Township ↔ Miner Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Benedict TownshipMiner Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th29th
Outdoors & history
Benedict TownshipMiner Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land55.6%—
Community
Benedict TownshipMiner 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.

Benedict TownshipMiner Township
People
Population 23Lowest 26Highest
Median age 27.9±62.9Lowest 27% below SD 53.3±2Highest 40% above SD
Miner Township and Benedict Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.4%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Benedict Township and Miner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±100Lowest SD: 18% 30.8%±100Highest SD: 18%
Miner Township and Benedict Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 26.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±61.5 SD: 5% 0%±54.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 47.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 26.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 38.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944 36 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (31%)Howard (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Miner TownshipFew work in Benedict Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 55.6%Highest 19.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6 0.6
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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