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Blaine Township vs Interior Township
234 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.8× in Interior Township) and street grid (5× in Blaine Township).
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.
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 Township Interior Township
Outdoors & history
Blaine Township Interior Township
National Register places 1 1
Community
Blaine Township Interior Township
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 234 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Blaine Township ↔ Interior Township 234 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Blaine Township Interior Township
People
Population
83 Highest
45 Lowest
Median age
28.6 ±0.5 Highest
25% below SD
21.4 ±0.3 Lowest
44% below SD
Kids under 18
36.1% ±37.4 Highest
SD: 24.2%
31.1% ±60.4 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
Blaine Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
0% ±41.7
SD: 18%
0% ±77
SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
0%
SD: 31.9%
0%
SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±17
SD: 5%
0% ±31.4
SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 Lowest
SD: 39.8%
100% ±61.5 Highest
SD: 39.8%
Interior Township and Blaine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0% Lowest
SD: 11.9%
100% Highest
SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
0%
SD: 68.6%
0%
SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home
0% ±18.9
SD: 9.7%
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Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest
10% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
57.8 mi Highest
24.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.31 Lowest
3.65 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Clark (13%) Kadoka (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Interior Township Few work in Blaine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
43% Lowest
59.8% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
4.5 mi Lowest
12.4 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi
0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 Lowest
2 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.5 Highest
0.1 Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Blaine Township or Interior Township: which would you pick? →
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Interior Township or Blaine Township: which would you pick? →
What’s it really like to live in Interior Township? →
Moving to Interior Township: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Interior Township’s Town Square.
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Bordering Blaine Township Towns like Blaine Township 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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