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Chester Township vs Grandview Township

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (79.3× in Chester Township) and trails (4.8× in Grandview Township).

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Chester Township, SDAn outdoors townDouglas County · 145 people
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Grandview Township, SDA small town of 133Douglas County · 133 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.

Chester TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.3% conserved land4.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Chester Township →
Grandview TownshipA small town of 133
Quiet strengthsGrandview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grandview 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.

Jobs per worker79.3×
Chester Township is more of a job hub
Chester Township 2.38Grandview Township 0.03
Trails4.8×
Grandview Township has more miles of trail
Grandview Township 22.1 miChester Township 4.6 mi
Average commute30 min
Grandview Township has the shorter commute
Chester Township 48 minGrandview Township 18 min
Homeowners+29 pts renters
Grandview Township has more renters
Chester Township 92.9%Grandview Township 63.9%
Street grid2×
Chester Township has the more walkable street grid
Chester Township 1.0Grandview Township 0.5
Conserved land+9.7 pts
Chester Township has more conserved land
Chester Township 19.3%Grandview Township 9.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Chester Township and Grandview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chester TownshipGrandview TownshipChester TownshipGrandview Township
Chester Township ↔ Grandview Township4.1 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
Chester TownshipGrandview Township
Snow a year34″34″
January low10°F10°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th35th
Outdoors & history
Chester TownshipGrandview Township
Trails5 mi22 mi
Conserved land19.3%9.6%
Community
Chester TownshipGrandview 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.

Chester TownshipGrandview Township
People
Population 145Highest 133Lowest
Median age 45.5±41.5Highest 20% above SD 28.6±30.8Lowest 25% below SD
Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.3%±14.4Highest SD: 24.2% 17.3%±17.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.8%±20.1Highest SD: 18% 33.8%±27.1Lowest SD: 18%
Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±9.6Highest SD: 5% 4.5%±8.5Lowest SD: 5%
Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $181,719±$38kHighest 142% above SD $137,813±$55kLowest 84% above SD
Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $680,600±$392k 164% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±90.9 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 63.9%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 48 minHighest 171% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 14.3%±17.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 34.9%±35.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Grandview Township and Chester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.38Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsica (21%)Corsica (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grandview TownshipFew work in Chester Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.3%Highest 9.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miLowest 22.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.5Lowest
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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