Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Clyde Township vs Grant Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.5× in Clyde Township) and size (7.9× in Clyde Township).

C ×
Clyde Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 268 people
G ×
Grant Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 34 people
Swap order
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 →
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.

Jobs per worker5.5×
Clyde Township is more of a job hub
Clyde Township 0.66Grant Township 0.12
Size7.9×
Clyde Township is the bigger place
Clyde Township 268Grant Township 34
Bachelor’s degree++32.9 pts
More adults in Clyde Township have a degree
Clyde Township 32.9%Grant Township 0%
Conserved land+16.8 pts
Grant Township has more conserved land
Grant Township 37.8%Clyde Township 21%
Homeowners+16.5 pts renters
Clyde Township has more renters
Grant Township 100%Clyde Township 83.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Clyde Township and Grant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clyde TownshipGrant TownshipClyde TownshipGrant Township
Clyde Township ↔ Grant Township6.1 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 TownshipGrant Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th51st
Outdoors & history
Clyde TownshipGrant Township
Trails4 mi5 mi
Conserved land21%37.8%
Community
Clyde 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.

Clyde TownshipGrant Township
People
Population 268Highest 34Lowest
Median age 58.6±14.7Highest 54% above SD 43.2±20.8Lowest 14% above SD
Clyde Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±19.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 44.1%±60.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Clyde 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% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Clyde 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+ 32.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.3 SD: 5% 0%±41.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,703±$41k 41% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $267,400±$40k 4% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,344 14% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 26.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964 16 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 19%±11.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±38.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Clyde 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 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (54%)Huron (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Clyde Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21%Lowest 37.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miLowest 4.5 miHighest
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 2.5 2.5
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Clyde Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Clyde Township’s Town Square.

Grant Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Grant Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Clyde Township and Grant Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Clyde Township

H
+ Compare
Huron14,385 people · $159K homes
C
+ Compare
Custer Township334 people · $307K homes
D
+ Compare
Dearborn Township47 people · $319K homes

Towns like Clyde Township

V
+ Compare
Valley Springs Township223 people · $386K homes
+ Compare
De Smet Township384 people · $369K homes
L
+ Compare
Lake Township283 people · $340K homes
P
+ Compare
Pleasant Township428 people · $263K 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.

Post to Clyde Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in