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Clifton Township vs Jackson Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.3× in Jackson Township) and trails (4.6× in Jackson Township).

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Clifton Township, SDA small town of 249Beadle County · 249 people
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Jackson Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 99 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.

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.
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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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Clifton Township and Jackson Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clifton TownshipJackson TownshipClifton TownshipJackson Township
Clifton Township ↔ Jackson Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipJackson Township
Snow a year44″26″
January low6°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st45th
Outdoors & history
Clifton TownshipJackson Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—37.6%
Community
Clifton TownshipJackson 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 TownshipJackson Township
People
Population 249Highest 99Lowest
Median age 23.6±24.7Lowest 38% below SD 37.5±24.2Highest about the SD average
Jackson 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% 44.4%±30.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Jackson 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% 5.1%±32.2Lowest SD: 18%
Clifton Township and Jackson 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 41.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7 SD: 5% 0%±14.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,625±$65kLowest 26% above SD $105,795±$98kHighest 41% above SD
Jackson Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $586,500±$502k 128% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,100 23% below SD
Below poverty line 2.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 2%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 48.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 4.4%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 25.6%±30Highest SD: 9.7%
Jackson Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (38%)Woonsocket (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jackson TownshipFew work in Clifton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.2%Lowest 37.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 2.3 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 1.1Highest
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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