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Cedar Township vs Star Prairie Township

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: in college (+51.1 pts in Cedar Township) and homeowners (+27.9 pts renters in Star Prairie Township).

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Cedar Township, SDA small town of 90Hand County · 90 people
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Star Prairie Township, SDA small town of 74Tripp County · 74 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.

Cedar TownshipA small town of 90
Quiet strengthsCedar Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Star Prairie TownshipA small town of 74
Quiet strengthsStar Prairie Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Star Prairie 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.

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
Cedar TownshipStar Prairie Township
Snow a year37″49″
January low5°F13°F
July high85°F90°F
Growing season (days)140d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd69th
Outdoors & history
Cedar TownshipStar Prairie Township
Trails—12 mi
Conserved land—0.3%
Archive photos1—
Community
Cedar TownshipStar Prairie 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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cedar Township ↔ Star Prairie Township88 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.

Cedar TownshipStar Prairie Township
People
Population 90Highest 74Lowest
Median age 24.1±15.8Highest 37% below SD 6.6±12.5Lowest 83% below SD
Cedar Township and Star Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±31.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 56.8%±92Highest SD: 24.2%
Star Prairie Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.4%±34.9Highest SD: 18% 0%±46.8Lowest SD: 18%
Cedar Township and Star Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 71.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 51.1%±21.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±19.1Lowest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $143,352±$69k 91% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±64.5Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±61.5Highest SD: 39.8%
Star Prairie Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 27.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957 23 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 31.9%±35.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±31.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Cedar Township and Star Prairie 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 22.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (14%)Winner (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Star Prairie TownshipFew work in Cedar Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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