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Clyde Township vs Huron

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (24.9× in Huron) and size (53.7× in Huron).

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Clyde Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 268 people
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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 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 →
HuronHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home44% below the SD typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#9 most trails in SD10 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Huron →
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.

Street grid24.9×
Huron has the more walkable street grid
Huron 62.3Clyde Township 2.5
Size53.7×
Huron is the bigger place
Huron 14,385Clyde Township 268
Work in town+55.1 pts
More of Huron’s workers stay in town
Huron 56.6%Clyde Township 1.5%
Home values+68%
Homes cost more in Clyde Township
Clyde Township $267,400Huron $159,000
Median age22.5 yrs
Clyde Township skews older
Clyde Township 58.6Huron 36.1
Work from home+13.7 pts
More people work from home in Clyde Township
Clyde Township 19%Huron 5.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Clyde 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 →
Huron$1,130/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Clyde Township and Huron.

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 Huron share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Clyde TownshipHuronClyde TownshipHuron
Clyde Township ↔ Huron4.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
106 Clyde Township residents work in Huron (54.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Clyde Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Clyde TownshipNot graded CHuronSafer than 34% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Clyde TownshipNot graded CHuronBetter than 25% of districts in the state
Health
–Clyde TownshipNot graded C+HuronHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns
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 TownshipHuron
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th55th
Outdoors & history
Clyde TownshipHuron
Trails4 mi10 mi
Conserved land21%1.7%
Settled—1883
National Register places—9
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—32
Community
Clyde TownshipHuron
Library hours a week—58 hrs
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 TownshipHuron
People
Population 268Lowest 14,385Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +13.3% SD: +8.9%
Median age 58.6±14.7Highest 54% above SD 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD
Kids under 18 20.5%±19.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Huron 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% 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18%
Clyde Township and Huron 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% 27%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.3Lowest SD: 5% 3.7%±1.4Highest SD: 5%
Huron and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,703±$41kHighest 41% above SD $61,452±$11kLowest 18% below SD
Clyde Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $267,400±$40kHighest 4% above SD $159,000±$17kLowest 38% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $888±$59 6% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,344Highest 14% below SD $1,926Lowest 29% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 41.2%±10.6Highest SD: 39.8%
Huron and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 68.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 16 yrs older than SD 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 12 min 33% below SD
Work from home 19%±11.3Highest SD: 9.7% 5.3%±2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 56.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miHighest 2.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (54%)Alpena (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 54% work in HuronFew work in Clyde Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miLowest 10.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 62.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#32 of 34 in SD
School district —Huron School District 02-2
High school in town —Huron High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.9
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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