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Cortlandt Township vs Mina

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (24.2× in Cortlandt Township) and street grid (4.6× in Mina).

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Cortlandt Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 834 people
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Mina, SDAn outdoors townSouth Dakota · 767 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.

Cortlandt TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors67.5% conserved land12 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Cortlandt Township →
MinaAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.2% conserved land0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Mina →
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.

Trails24.2×
Cortlandt Township has more miles of trail
Cortlandt Township 12.1 miMina 0.5 mi
Street grid4.6×
Mina has the more walkable street grid
Mina 6.4Cortlandt Township 1.4
Conserved land+43.3 pts
Cortlandt Township has more conserved land
Cortlandt Township 67.5%Mina 24.2%
Jobs per worker+64%
Cortlandt Township is more of a job hub
Cortlandt Township 0.59Mina 0.36
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cortlandt Township and Mina share a border

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

Cortlandt TownshipMinaCortlandt TownshipMina
Cortlandt Township ↔ Mina1.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
14 Cortlandt Township residents work in Mina (5.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Cortlandt Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Cortlandt Township$2,190/mo
Typical home $375K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,216/mo · Housing →
Mina$2,210/mo
Typical home $379K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,521/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Cortlandt TownshipMina
Snow a year34″34″
January low3°F3°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Cortlandt TownshipMina
Trails12 mi1 mi
Conserved land67.5%24.2%
Archive photos—1
Community
Cortlandt TownshipMina
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.

Cortlandt TownshipMina
People
Population 834Highest 767Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.3% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 52.7±9.3Lowest 39% above SD 54.3±9.1Highest 43% above SD
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.4%±10.3Highest SD: 24.2% 24.1%±11.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Cortlandt Township and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±4.6Lowest SD: 18% 18.5%±4.3Highest SD: 18%
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 44.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.7Lowest SD: 5% 0.9%±1.8Highest SD: 5%
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,611±$31kHighest 38% above SD $103,333±$28kLowest 38% above SD
Cortlandt Township and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $375,000±$73kLowest 46% above SD $378,600±$82kHighest 47% above SD
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,216±$670Lowest 29% above SD $1,521±$756Highest 61% above SD
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,640Lowest 3% below SD $2,693Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.7%±58.9Lowest SD: 39.8% 47.8%±66Highest SD: 39.8%
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 1.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 92.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 17% above SD 21 minHighest 20% above SD
Work from home 12.3%±8Lowest SD: 9.7% 13.1%±8.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.6%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 mi 14.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (29%)Aberdeen (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in MinaFew work in Cortlandt Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 67.5%Highest 24.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 6.4Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Cortlandt Township

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Mercier Township121 people · $292K homes
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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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