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Crandon Township vs Silver Lake Township

101 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.2× in Silver Lake Township) and property tax bill (+34% in Silver Lake Township).

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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 people
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Silver Lake Township, SDA small town of 115Hutchinson County · 115 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.

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.
All about Crandon Township →
Silver Lake TownshipA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsSilver Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silver Lake 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Crandon 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.

Crandon Township$2,050/mo
Typical home $370K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · Housing →
Silver Lake Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Crandon Township and Silver Lake Township.

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
Crandon TownshipSilver Lake Township
Snow a year—41″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th50th
Outdoors & history
Crandon TownshipSilver Lake Township
Trails13 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.4%1.5%
Community
Crandon TownshipSilver Lake 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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crandon Township ↔ Silver Lake Township101 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 TownshipSilver Lake Township
People
Population 101Lowest 115Highest
Median age 26.1±9.5Lowest 31% below SD 26.7±44.5Highest 30% below SD
Silver Lake Township and Crandon 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% 31.3%±29.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Silver Lake 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% 3.5%±29.1Lowest SD: 18%
Crandon Township and Silver Lake 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% 63.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5% 12.2%±15.5Lowest SD: 5%
Crandon Township and Silver Lake 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±$73k 50% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $370,000±$127kHighest 44% above SD $225,000±$50kLowest 13% below SD
Crandon Township and Silver Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375Lowest 50% below SD $1,844Highest 32% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 29.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 73.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 14 min 24% below SD
Work from home 54.1%±31.1Highest SD: 9.7% 18.5%±25.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Crandon Township and Silver Lake 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 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mellette (15%)Freeman (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Silver Lake TownshipFew work in Crandon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.6 miHighest 7.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 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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