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Chance Township vs Meadow Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: size (8.3× in Chance Township) and homeowners (+45.7 pts renters in Chance Township).

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Chance Township, SDA small town of 83Perkins County · 83 people
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Meadow Township, SDA small town of 10Perkins County · 10 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.

Chance TownshipA small town of 83
Quiet strengthsChance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Chance Township →
Meadow TownshipA small town of 10
Quiet strengthsMeadow Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Meadow 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.

Size8.3×
Chance Township is the bigger place
Chance Township 83Meadow Township 10
Homeowners+45.7 pts renters
Chance Township has more renters
Meadow Township 100%Chance Township 54.3%
Bachelor’s degree++24.9 pts
More adults in Meadow Township have a degree
Meadow Township 60%Chance Township 35.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Chance Township and Meadow Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chance TownshipMeadow TownshipChance TownshipMeadow Township
Chance Township ↔ Meadow Township8.8 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
Chance TownshipMeadow Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Chance TownshipMeadow Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land2.1%—
National Register places11
Community
Chance TownshipMeadow 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.

Chance TownshipMeadow Township
People
Population 83Highest 10Lowest
Median age 24.7±20.4 35% below SD —
Kids under 18 36.1%±30.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Chance Township and Meadow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.3%±37.4Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Meadow Township and Chance 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% 60%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $29,489±$24k 61% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974 6 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 100% SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miHighest 37.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (50%)Lemmon (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Meadow TownshipFew work in Chance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 0.0 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 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
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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