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Chery Township vs Antelope Township 220 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4× in Chery Township) and typical home built (57 yrs in Chery Township).
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.
Antelope Township A small town of 15
Quiet strengths Antelope Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Antelope 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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 220 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Chery Township ↔ Antelope Township 220 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
20 Highest 15 Lowest
Median age
70.3 ±14.9 Highest 85% above SD 65.6 ±9.3 Lowest 73% above SD
Kids under 18
0% ±100 SD: 24.2% 0% ±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
85% ±100 Highest SD: 18% 80% ±100 Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15% Highest SD: 31.9% 13.3% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±70.7 SD: 5% 0% ±94.3 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$98,750 ±$4k Lowest 32% above SD $138,125 ±$104k Highest 84% above SD
Below poverty line
0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
78.6% Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.3% Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1995 Highest 15 yrs newer than SD
Work from home
0% ±100 SD: 9.7% 0% ±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
25.3 mi Lowest 53.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.30 Highest 0.27 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Wessington Springs (15%) Lemmon (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Antelope Township Few work in Chery Township
Conserved landshare of the town
16.4% Highest 4.9% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
3.2 mi Lowest 3.3 mi Highest
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
0.4 Highest 0.1 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Chery Township or Antelope Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Chery Township? → Moving to Chery Township: what should I know? →
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Antelope Township or Chery Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Antelope Township? → Moving to Antelope Township: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Antelope Township’s Town Square.
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Bordering Chery Township Towns like Chery Township 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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