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Clyde Township vs Dearborn Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Clyde Township) and size (5.7× in Clyde Township).

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Clyde Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 268 people
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Dearborn Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 47 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.

Clyde TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21% conserved land4.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Clyde Township →
Dearborn TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43.9% conserved land3.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Dearborn 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 worker8.3×
Clyde Township is more of a job hub
Clyde Township 0.66Dearborn Township 0.08
Size5.7×
Clyde Township is the bigger place
Clyde Township 268Dearborn Township 47
Property tax bill+58%
Tax bills are bigger in Dearborn Township
Dearborn Township $3,700Clyde Township $2,344
Street grid2.3×
Clyde Township has the more walkable street grid
Clyde Township 2.5Dearborn Township 1.1
Conserved land+22.9 pts
Dearborn Township has more conserved land
Dearborn Township 43.9%Clyde Township 21%
Homeowners+16.5 pts renters
Clyde Township has more renters
Dearborn Township 100%Clyde Township 83.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Dearborn Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Clyde Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $267K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →
Dearborn Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Dearborn Township and Clyde Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Clyde Township and Dearborn Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clyde TownshipDearborn TownshipClyde TownshipDearborn Township
Clyde Township ↔ Dearborn 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
Clyde TownshipDearborn Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th41st
Outdoors & history
Clyde TownshipDearborn Township
Trails4 mi3 mi
Conserved land21%43.9%
Community
Clyde TownshipDearborn 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.

Clyde TownshipDearborn Township
People
Population 268Highest 47Lowest
Median age 58.6±14.7Highest 54% above SD 57.7±8.4Lowest 52% above SD
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±19.7Highest SD: 24.2% 14.9%±53.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.9%±8.8Highest SD: 18% 17%±64.6Lowest SD: 18%
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.3 SD: 5% 0%±30.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,703±$41kHighest 41% above SD $88,250±$71kLowest 18% above SD
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $267,400±$40kLowest 4% above SD $318,800±$73kHighest 24% above SD
Dearborn Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,344Lowest 14% below SD $3,700Highest 36% above 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 83.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD 1967Highest 13 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 19%±11.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (54%)Huron (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dearborn TownshipFew work in Clyde Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21%Lowest 43.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miHighest 3.2 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 2.5Highest 1.1Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Clyde Township

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Huron14,385 people · $159K homes
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Custer Township334 people · $307K homes
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Grant Township34 people

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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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