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Crystal Lake Township vs Eureka Township

Next-door neighbors in Aurora County. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Crystal Lake Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+37.5 pts in Eureka Township).

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Crystal Lake Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 43 people
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Eureka Township, SDA small town of 8Aurora County · 8 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.

Crystal Lake TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors57.8% conserved land1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Crystal Lake Township →
Eureka TownshipA small town of 8
Quiet strengthsEureka Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eureka Township →
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.

Work from home+100 pts
More people work from home in Crystal Lake Township
Crystal Lake Township 100%Eureka Township 0%
Bachelor’s degree++37.5 pts
More adults in Eureka Township have a degree
Eureka Township 37.5%Crystal Lake Township 0%
Median age18.1 yrs
Eureka Township skews older
Eureka Township 77.7Crystal Lake Township 59.6
Size5.4×
Crystal Lake Township is the bigger place
Crystal Lake Township 43Eureka Township 8
Conserved land+11.1 pts
Eureka Township has more conserved land
Eureka Township 68.9%Crystal Lake Township 57.8%
Trails+67%
Crystal Lake Township has more miles of trail
Crystal Lake Township 1.0 miEureka Township 0.6 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Crystal Lake Township and Eureka Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crystal Lake TownshipEureka TownshipCrystal Lake TownshipEureka Township
Crystal Lake Township ↔ Eureka Township5.8 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
Crystal Lake TownshipEureka 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
Crystal Lake TownshipEureka Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land57.8%—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—9
Community
Crystal Lake TownshipEureka 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.

Crystal Lake TownshipEureka Township
People
Population 43Highest 8Lowest
Median age 59.6±4.8Lowest 57% above SD 77.7±11.4Highest 104% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±65.8 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 20.9%±82Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Eureka Township and Crystal Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 37.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.9 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,389±$7k 15% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $416,700±$237k 62% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Belford Township (25%)Plankinton (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eureka TownshipFew work in Crystal Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.8%Lowest 68.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.6Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Crystal Lake Township

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Pleasant Lake Township33 people · $250K homes
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Gales Township57 people · $188K homes
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Center Township40 people · $30K 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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