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Chery Township vs Belleview Township
59 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.8× in Belleview Township) and household income (+43% 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.
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
Chery Township Belleview Township
Outdoors & history
Chery Township Belleview Township
Community
Chery Township Belleview Township
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 59 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Chery Township ↔ Belleview Township 59 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
Chery Township Belleview Township
People
Population
20 Lowest
41 Highest
Median age
70.3 ±14.9 Highest
85% above SD
70.1 ±9.5 Lowest
84% above SD
Chery Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
0% ±100 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
17.1% ±67.8 Highest
SD: 24.2%
Belleview Township and Chery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
85% ±100 Highest
SD: 18%
65.9% ±54.2 Lowest
SD: 18%
Chery Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15% Lowest
SD: 31.9%
20.6% Highest
SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±70.7
SD: 5%
0% ±34.5
SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,750 ±$4k Highest
32% above SD
$69,028 ±$2k Lowest
8% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $80,700 ±$49k
69% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $1,139
58% below SD
Below poverty line
0%
SD: 11.9%
0%
SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
78.6% Highest
SD: 68.6%
76% Lowest
SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938
42 yrs older than SD
1938
42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
— 3 min
81% below SD
Work from home
0% ±100
SD: 9.7%
0% ±62.5
SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0%
0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
25.3 mi Highest
14.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.30 Highest
0.15 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Wessington Springs (15%) Howard (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Belleview Township Few work in Chery Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
16.4% Lowest
17.5% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
3.2 mi Lowest
3.8 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 Lowest
1.1 Highest
South Dakota average“±” 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.
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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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