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Cooper Township vs Firesteel Township

Next-door neighbors in Aurora County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+100 pts in Cooper Township) and trails (4× in Cooper Township).

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Cooper Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County
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Firesteel Township, SDA small town of 40Aurora County · 40 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.

Firesteel TownshipA small town of 40
Quiet strengthsFiresteel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Firesteel 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Cooper Township and Firesteel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cooper TownshipFiresteel TownshipCooper TownshipFiresteel Township
Cooper Township ↔ Firesteel Township5.1 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
Cooper TownshipFiresteel Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low8°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Cooper TownshipFiresteel Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land30.3%—
Archive photos—1
Community
Cooper TownshipFiresteel 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.

Cooper TownshipFiresteel Township
People
Population 0Lowest 40Highest
Median age — 42.2±41.7 11% above SD
Kids under 18 — 35%±54.5 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 17.5%±79.4 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 28.6% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 12.5%±28.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $569,400±$316k 121% above SD
Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 81.3% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 2003 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±52.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 53.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (29%)Plankinton (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Firesteel TownshipFew work in Cooper Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.3%Highest 10.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.7Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Cooper Township

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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