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Chance Township vs Washington Township

238 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Chance Township) and street grid (2.5× in Washington Township).

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Chance Township, SDA small town of 83Perkins County · 83 people
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Washington Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 105 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 →
Washington TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.8% conserved land2.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Washington 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.

Work from home+100 pts
More people work from home in Chance Township
Chance Township 100%Washington Township 0%
Street grid2.5×
Washington Township has the more walkable street grid
Washington Township 1.0Chance Township 0.4
Trails2.4×
Chance Township has more miles of trail
Chance Township 6.4 miWashington Township 2.7 mi
Conserved land+21.7 pts
Washington Township has more conserved land
Washington Township 23.8%Chance Township 2.1%
Typical home built29 yrs
Chance Township’s homes are older
Washington Township 2003Chance Township 1974
Jobs per worker+56%
Chance Township is more of a job hub
Chance Township 0.75Washington Township 0.48
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 TownshipWashington Township
Snow a year40″48″
January low10°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)144d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th39th
Outdoors & history
Chance TownshipWashington Township
Trails6 mi3 mi
Conserved land2.1%23.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Chance TownshipWashington 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

238 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chance TownshipPerkins CountyWashington TownshipClark County
Chance Township ↔ Washington Township238 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.

Chance TownshipWashington Township
People
Population 83Lowest 105Highest
Median age 24.7±20.4Lowest 35% below SD 25.6±14Highest 33% below SD
Washington Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.1%±30.7Highest SD: 24.2% 26.7%±26.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Chance Township and Washington 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% 23.8%±31.9Highest SD: 18%
Washington 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% 42.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17Lowest SD: 5% 3.8%±10.5Highest SD: 5%
Washington Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $29,489±$24kLowest 61% below SD $63,333±$39kHighest 16% below SD
Washington Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $300,000±$70k 17% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,500 45% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 57.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 17 min 5% below SD
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±15.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (50%)Clark (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Washington TownshipFew work in Chance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Lowest 23.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 2.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 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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