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Crandon Township vs Grant Township

100 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.3× in Crandon Township) and property tax bill (+88% in Grant Township).

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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 people
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Grant Township, SDA small town of 204McCook County · 204 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.

Crandon TownshipA small town of 101
Quiet strengthsCrandon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Grant TownshipA small town of 204
Quiet strengthsGrant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Trails6.3×
Crandon Township has more miles of trail
Crandon Township 12.6 miGrant Township 2.0 mi
Property tax bill+88%
Tax bills are bigger in Grant Township
Grant Township $2,587Crandon Township $1,375
Typical home built51 yrs
Grant Township’s homes are older
Crandon Township 1989Grant Township 1938
Street grid2.2×
Grant Township has the more walkable street grid
Grant Township 1.3Crandon Township 0.6
Bachelor’s degree++14.7 pts
More adults in Crandon Township have a degree
Crandon Township 69.2%Grant Township 54.5%
Homeowners+12.8 pts renters
Grant Township has more renters
Crandon Township 78.9%Grant Township 66.1%
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
Crandon TownshipGrant Township
Snow a year—41″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th55th
Outdoors & history
Crandon TownshipGrant Township
Trails13 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.4%1.3%
Community
Crandon 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.

Where they are

100 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crandon TownshipSpink CountyGrant TownshipMcCook County
Crandon Township ↔ Grant Township100 miles apart
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.

Crandon TownshipGrant Township
People
Population 101Lowest 204Highest
Median age 26.1±9.5Highest 31% below SD 23.5±11.9Lowest 38% below SD
Crandon Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.7%±20.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 45.6%±10.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.9%±31.9Highest SD: 18% 2.5%±15.7Lowest SD: 18%
Crandon 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+ 69.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 54.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5% 1%±5.3Lowest SD: 5%
Crandon Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,708±$73kHighest 50% above SD $105,577±$36kLowest 41% above SD
Crandon Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $370,000±$127k 44% above SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $830±$563 12% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375Lowest 50% below SD $2,587Highest 5% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 29.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 15.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 66.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 35 min 94% above SD
Work from home 54.1%±31.1Highest SD: 9.7% 36.1%±41.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Crandon 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 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mellette (15%)Sioux Falls (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Crandon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.6 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 1.3Highest
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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