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Chery Township vs Alto Township

114 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5× in Chery Township) and street grid (2.3× in Alto Township).

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Chery Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 20 people
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Alto Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 34 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.

Chery TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.4% conserved land3.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Chery Township →
Alto TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.2% conserved land2.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Alto 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.

Jobs per worker5×
Chery Township is more of a job hub
Chery Township 0.30Alto Township 0.06
Street grid2.3×
Alto Township has the more walkable street grid
Alto Township 0.9Chery Township 0.4
Conserved land+16.8 pts
Alto Township has more conserved land
Alto Township 33.2%Chery Township 16.4%
Homeowners+9.4 pts renters
Alto Township has more renters
Chery Township 78.6%Alto Township 69.2%
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
Chery TownshipAlto Township
Snow a year45″36″
January low7°F4°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)157d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st51st
Outdoors & history
Chery TownshipAlto Township
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land16.4%33.2%
Community
Chery TownshipAlto 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

114 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chery TownshipJerauld CountyAlto TownshipRoberts County
Chery Township ↔ Alto Township114 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.

Chery TownshipAlto Township
People
Population 20Lowest 34Highest
Median age 70.3±14.9Highest 85% above SD 66.5±19.7Lowest 75% above SD
Chery Township and Alto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 14.7%±80.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Alto Township and Chery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 85%±100Highest SD: 18% 55.9%±78.8Lowest SD: 18%
Chery Township and Alto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 SD: 5% 0%±41.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,750±$4kHighest 32% above SD $56,250±$48kLowest 25% below SD
Chery Township and Alto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $310,000±$157k 20% above SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 29.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 69.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 55.6%±19.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Alto Township and Chery 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 25.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (15%)Sisseton (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Alto TownshipFew work in Chery Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.4%Lowest 33.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 2.4 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 0.9Highest
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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