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Blaine Township vs Viola Township

Next-door neighbors in Jerauld County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3× in Viola Township) and size (4.6× in Viola Township).

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Blaine Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 35 people
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Viola Township, SDA small town of 161Jerauld County · 161 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.

Blaine TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16% conserved land7.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Blaine Township →
Viola TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsViola Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Viola 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.

Jobs per worker3×
Viola Township is more of a job hub
Viola Township 0.73Blaine Township 0.24
Size4.6×
Viola Township is the bigger place
Viola Township 161Blaine Township 35
Homeowners+25.9 pts renters
Viola Township has more renters
Blaine Township 100%Viola Township 74.1%
Bachelor’s degree++16.7 pts
More adults in Viola Township have a degree
Viola Township 38.1%Blaine Township 21.4%
Street grid+80%
Blaine Township has the more walkable street grid
Blaine Township 0.9Viola Township 0.5
Trails+85%
Viola Township has more miles of trail
Viola Township 13.3 miBlaine Township 7.2 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Blaine 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.

Blaine Township$2,590/mo
Typical home $450K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →
Viola Township$2,290/mo
Typical home $339K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Blaine Township and Viola 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.

Where they are

Blaine Township and Viola Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blaine TownshipViola TownshipBlaine TownshipViola Township
Blaine Township ↔ Viola Township5.4 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
Blaine TownshipViola Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st61st
Outdoors & history
Blaine TownshipViola Township
Trails7 mi13 mi
Conserved land16%2.6%
National Register places1—
Community
Blaine TownshipViola 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.

Blaine TownshipViola Township
People
Population 35Lowest 161Highest
Median age 50.8±46.4Highest 34% above SD 34.1±11.6Lowest 10% below SD
Blaine Township and Viola 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% 34.8%±14.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Viola 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% 25.5%±14.9Lowest SD: 18%
Blaine Township and Viola 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 38.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.4%±34.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±8.8Lowest SD: 5%
Blaine Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $128,021±$8k 71% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $450,000±$440kHighest 75% above SD $338,900±$95kLowest 32% above SD
Blaine Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,750 about the SD average —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 74.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 22 min 24% above SD
Work from home 15.8%±18.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 29%±17.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Viola Township and Blaine 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 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (34%)Wessington Springs (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Viola TownshipFew work in Blaine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
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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