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Clifton Township vs Grant Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: trails (9× in Grant Township) and size (7.3× in Clifton Township).

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Clifton Township, SDA small town of 249Beadle County · 249 people
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Grant Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 34 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.

Clifton TownshipA small town of 249
Quiet strengthsClifton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clifton Township →
Grant TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors37.8% conserved land4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Grant 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.

Trails9×
Grant Township has more miles of trail
Grant Township 4.5 miClifton Township 0.5 mi
Size7.3×
Clifton Township is the bigger place
Clifton Township 249Grant Township 34
Street grid2.5×
Grant Township has the more walkable street grid
Grant Township 2.5Clifton Township 1.0
Conserved land+27.6 pts
Grant Township has more conserved land
Grant Township 37.8%Clifton Township 10.2%
Bachelor’s degree++12.6 pts
More adults in Clifton Township have a degree
Clifton Township 12.6%Grant Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Clifton Township and Grant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clifton TownshipGrant TownshipClifton TownshipGrant Township
Clifton Township ↔ Grant Township5.5 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
Clifton TownshipGrant Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Clifton TownshipGrant Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—37.8%
Community
Clifton TownshipGrant 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.

Clifton TownshipGrant Township
People
Population 249Highest 34Lowest
Median age 23.6±24.7Lowest 38% below SD 43.2±20.8Highest 14% above SD
Grant Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 43%±40.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 44.1%±60.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.2%±11.5Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Clifton Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7 SD: 5% 0%±41.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,625±$65k 26% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $586,500±$502k 128% above SD —
Below poverty line 2.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 26.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959 21 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 4.4%±5.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±38.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Clifton Township and Grant 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 14.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (38%)Huron (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Clifton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.2%Lowest 37.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 4.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 2.5Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Clifton Township

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Pearl Creek Township61 people · $286K homes
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Towns like Clifton Township

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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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