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Clare Township vs Riverview Township

Next-door neighbors in Moody County. The biggest differences: size (17.9× in Clare Township) and jobs per worker (4× in Clare Township).

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Clare Township, SDA small town of 251Moody County · 251 people
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Riverview Township, SDA small town of 14Moody County · 14 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.

Clare TownshipA small town of 251
Quiet strengthsClare Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clare Township →
Riverview TownshipA small town of 14
Quiet strengthsRiverview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Riverview 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.

Size17.9×
Clare Township is the bigger place
Clare Township 251Riverview Township 14
Jobs per worker4×
Clare Township is more of a job hub
Clare Township 0.32Riverview Township 0.08
Homeowners+17.9 pts renters
Clare Township has more renters
Riverview Township 100%Clare Township 82.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Clare Township and Riverview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clare TownshipRiverview TownshipClare TownshipRiverview Township
Clare Township ↔ Riverview Township5.4 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
Clare TownshipRiverview Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Clare TownshipRiverview Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—1.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Clare TownshipRiverview 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.

Clare TownshipRiverview Township
People
Population 251Highest 14Lowest
Median age 40.1±9.5Lowest 6% above SD 49.7±46.2Highest 31% above SD
Riverview Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46.2%±43.6Highest SD: 24.2% 21.4%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Clare Township and Riverview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.6%±12.3Lowest SD: 18% 42.9%±100Highest SD: 18%
Riverview Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 18.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.6Lowest SD: 5% 14.3%±78.2Highest SD: 5%
Riverview Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,737±$15k 47% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $573,700±$205k 123% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,439 10% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2021 41 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±9 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 28.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (35%)Sioux Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riverview TownshipFew work in Clare Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Clare Township

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Egan Township344 people · $344K homes
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Flandreau Township422 people · $238K homes
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Jefferson Township183 people · $332K homes

Towns like Clare Township

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Walnut Grove Township183 people · $458K homes
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Trenton Township249 people
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Turner Township173 people · $318K homes
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Bath Township446 people · $334K homes

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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