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Big Stone Township vs Miller Township

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Miller Township) and trails (2.2× in Miller Township).

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Big Stone Township, SDAn outdoors townGrant County · 426 people
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Miller Township, SDA regional job hubMarshall County · 334 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.

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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Big Stone Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Big Stone Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $332K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Miller Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $259K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Big Stone Township and Miller Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Big Stone TownshipMiller Township
Snow a year32″45″
January low—0°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th22nd
Outdoors & history
Big Stone TownshipMiller Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land13.4%3.1%
National Register places1—
Archive photos312
Famous people born here—6
Community
Big Stone TownshipMiller 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.

Where they are

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Big Stone Township ↔ Miller Township72 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.

Big Stone TownshipMiller Township
People
Population 426Highest 334Lowest
Median age 32.6±20.8Highest 14% below SD 32.1±11.3Lowest 16% below SD
Big Stone Township and Miller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.3%±11.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 41%±8.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Miller Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.6%±6.6Lowest SD: 18% 8.1%±11.4Highest SD: 18%
Miller Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 16.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.3 SD: 5% 0%±4.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,759±$11kHighest 48% above SD $106,607±$26kLowest 42% above SD
Big Stone Township and Miller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $331,600±$98kHighest 29% above SD $258,600±$59kLowest about the SD average
Big Stone Township and Miller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,428Highest 48% below SD $1,283Lowest 53% below SD
Below poverty line 0.2%Lowest SD: 11.9% 6.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 22% below SD 8 minLowest 56% below SD
Work from home 0%±3.8 SD: 9.7% 0%±6.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 7.1%Lowest 9.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.18Lowest 3.81Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (42%)Britton (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Miller TownshipFew work in Big Stone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.4%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 3.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.1Lowest
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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