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Blom Township vs Grange Township

Next-door neighbors in Deuel County. The biggest differences: home values (2.1× in Blom Township) and average commute (26 min in Blom Township).

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Blom Township, SDA small town of 65Deuel County · 65 people
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Grange Township, SDA small town of 141Deuel County · 141 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.

Blom TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsBlom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blom Township →
Grange TownshipA small town of 141
Quiet strengthsGrange Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grange 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,530 more a month in Blom 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.

Blom Township$3,100/mo
Typical home $542K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →
Grange Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $256K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · Housing →

The difference: $1,530 a month, about $18,300 a year, between Blom Township and Grange 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

Blom Township and Grange Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blom TownshipGrange TownshipBlom TownshipGrange Township
Blom Township ↔ Grange Township6.0 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
Blom TownshipGrange Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th36th
Outdoors & history
Blom TownshipGrange Township
Trails2 mi6 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Blom TownshipGrange 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.

Blom TownshipGrange Township
People
Population 65Lowest 141Highest
Median age 50.5±8Highest 33% above SD 49.4±26Lowest 30% above SD
Blom Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.2%±35Lowest SD: 24.2% 9.9%±15.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Grange Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.7%±52.7Lowest SD: 18% 14.2%±20.6Highest SD: 18%
Grange Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34%Lowest SD: 31.9% 41.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.2%±9.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±10Lowest SD: 5%
Blom Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $130,547±$22kLowest 74% above SD $132,344±$32kHighest 76% above SD
Grange Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $541,700±$111kHighest 110% above SD $256,300±$67kLowest about the SD average
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,167Highest 16% above SD $2,795Lowest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 26% above SD 49 minHighest 174% above SD
Work from home 0%±18.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±5.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Grange Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Lowest 1.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (20%)Brookings (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grange TownshipFew work in Blom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 5.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
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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