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Cleveland Township vs Union Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: household income (3× in Union Township) and jobs per worker (6× in Union Township).

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Cleveland Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 107 people
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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 105 people
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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Cleveland Township and Union Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cleveland TownshipUnion TownshipCleveland TownshipUnion Township
Cleveland Township ↔ Union Township5.7 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
Cleveland TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Cleveland TownshipUnion Township
Trails5 mi3 mi
Conserved land20.7%18.9%
National Register places1—
Community
Cleveland TownshipUnion 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.

Cleveland TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 107Highest 105Lowest
Median age 31.2±6.3Lowest 18% below SD 34.7±40.4Highest 9% below SD
Union Township and Cleveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±22.4Highest SD: 24.2% 19%±32.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Cleveland Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.5%±28.5Lowest SD: 18% 26.7%±26.1Highest SD: 18%
Union Township and Cleveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 8.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.2 SD: 5% 0%±13.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,833±$25kLowest 46% below SD $123,929±$46kHighest 65% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $214,300±$79k 17% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Highest 45% below SD $863Lowest 68% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 16.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Lowest SD: 68.6% 80.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min about the SD average —
Work from home 23.8%±26.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 32.4%±17.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Union Township and Cleveland 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 33.8 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (20%)Chamberlain (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Cleveland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.7%Highest 18.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 3.4 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 0.6 0.6
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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