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Blaine Township vs Manchester Township

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+79% in Blaine Township) and jobs per worker (3.4× in Blaine Township).

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Blaine Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 35 people
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Manchester Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 53 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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

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
Blaine TownshipManchester Township
Snow a year45″39″
January low7°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)157d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st30th
Outdoors & history
Blaine TownshipManchester Township
Trails7 mi11 mi
Conserved land16%24.7%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Blaine TownshipManchester 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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blaine Township ↔ Manchester Township45 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.

Blaine TownshipManchester Township
People
Population 35Lowest 53Highest
Median age 50.8±46.4Lowest 34% above SD 53.5±18.5Highest 41% above SD
Manchester Township and Blaine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.6%±76.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 18.9%±54.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Manchester Township and Blaine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 48.6%±90.9Highest SD: 18% 22.6%±59.2Lowest SD: 18%
Blaine Township and Manchester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.4%±34.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±26.7Lowest SD: 5%
Blaine Township and Manchester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $121,875±$113k 62% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $450,000±$440k 75% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,750Highest about the SD average $1,536Lowest 44% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 15.8%±18.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±35.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Blaine Township and Manchester 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 27.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (34%)De Smet (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Manchester TownshipFew work in Blaine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16%Lowest 24.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miLowest 10.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.8Lowest
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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