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Blaine Township vs Maydell Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: trails (2× in Blaine Township).

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Blaine Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 83 people
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Maydell Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County
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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
Outdoors43% conserved land4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Blaine Township →
Maydell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.7% conserved land2.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Maydell 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.

Trails2×
Blaine Township has more miles of trail
Blaine Township 4.5 miMaydell Township 2.2 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Blaine Township and Maydell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blaine TownshipMaydell TownshipBlaine TownshipMaydell Township
Blaine Township ↔ Maydell Township5.3 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 TownshipMaydell Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Blaine TownshipMaydell Township
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land43%38.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Blaine TownshipMaydell 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 TownshipMaydell Township
People
Population 83Highest 0Lowest
Median age 28.6±0.5 25% below SD —
Kids under 18 36.1%±37.4 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 0%±41.7 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±18.9 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 57.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (13%)Clark (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maydell TownshipFew work in Blaine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43%Highest 38.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Blaine Township

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Cottonwood Township10 people · $231K homes
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Eden Township79 people · $181K homes
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Highland Township23 people · $279K homes

Towns like Blaine Township

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Lowell Township86 people
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St. Lawrence Township62 people

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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