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Blendon Township vs Palatine Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (23.6 yrs in Blendon Township) and trails (3.1× in Blendon Township).

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Blendon Township, SDA small town of 81Davison County · 81 people
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Palatine Township, SDA small town of 59Aurora County · 59 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.

Blendon TownshipA small town of 81
Quiet strengthsBlendon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Palatine TownshipA small town of 59
Quiet strengthsPalatine Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Blendon Township and Palatine Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blendon TownshipPalatine TownshipBlendon TownshipPalatine Township
Blendon Township ↔ Palatine Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border
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
Blendon TownshipPalatine Township
Snow a year41″38″
January low9°F8°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)167d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th48th
Outdoors & history
Blendon TownshipPalatine Township
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.4%12.4%
Community
Blendon TownshipPalatine 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.

Blendon TownshipPalatine Township
People
Population 81Highest 59Lowest
Median age 48.4±10.9Highest 27% above SD 24.8±3.6Lowest 35% below SD
Kids under 18 9.9%±28.9Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±47.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Blendon Township and Palatine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±37.6Highest SD: 18% 8.5%±54.1Lowest SD: 18%
Blendon Township and Palatine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 18.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.5 SD: 5% 0%±24 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $160,536±$131kHighest 114% above SD $93,750±$14kLowest 25% above SD
Blendon Township and Palatine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,300±$111k 9% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,647Highest about the SD average $2,100Lowest 23% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 36%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Highest 35 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 min 63% above SD —
Work from home 20%±24.5Highest SD: 9.7% 7.8%±7.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Blendon Township and Palatine 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 17.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (42%)Mitchell (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Palatine TownshipFew work in Blendon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 12.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.0Highest
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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