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Castlewood Township vs Viola Township

89 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (26.6× in Viola Township) and typical home built (37 yrs in Viola Township).

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Castlewood Township, SDA small town of 193Hamlin County · 193 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.

Castlewood TownshipA small town of 193
Quiet strengthsCastlewood Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Castlewood 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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails26.6×
Viola Township has more miles of trail
Viola Township 13.3 miCastlewood Township 0.5 mi
Typical home built37 yrs
Viola Township’s homes are older
Castlewood Township 1995Viola Township 1958
Average commute7 min
Viola Township has the shorter commute
Castlewood Township 29 minViola Township 22 min
Street grid+60%
Castlewood Township has the more walkable street grid
Castlewood Township 0.8Viola Township 0.5
Homeowners+10.3 pts renters
Viola Township has more renters
Castlewood Township 84.4%Viola Township 74.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Viola 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.

Castlewood Township$1,620/mo
Typical home $270K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,083/mo · Housing →
Viola Township$2,290/mo
Typical home $339K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Viola Township and Castlewood 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.

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
Castlewood TownshipViola Township
Snow a year41″45″
January low3°F7°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)145d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th61st
Outdoors & history
Castlewood TownshipViola Township
Trails—13 mi
Conserved land—2.6%
Community
Castlewood 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.

Where they are

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Castlewood TownshipHamlin CountyViola TownshipJerauld County
Castlewood Township ↔ Viola Township89 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.

Castlewood TownshipViola Township
People
Population 193Highest 161Lowest
Median age 32.4±11.1Lowest 15% below SD 34.1±11.6Highest 10% below SD
Viola Township and Castlewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.5%±21.2Highest SD: 24.2% 34.8%±14.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Castlewood Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±13.6Lowest SD: 18% 25.5%±14.9Highest SD: 18%
Viola Township and Castlewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 38.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.3 SD: 5% 0%±8.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $156,667±$51kHighest 109% above SD $128,021±$8kLowest 71% above SD
Castlewood Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,000±$61kLowest 5% above SD $338,900±$95kHighest 32% above SD
Viola Township and Castlewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,083±$953 14% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,485 9% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Castlewood Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 74.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 60% above SD 22 minLowest 24% above SD
Work from home 5.9%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 29%±17.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Viola Township and Castlewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (14%)Wessington Springs (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Viola TownshipFew work in Castlewood Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 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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