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Custer Township vs Clyde Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+20.8 pts in Custer Township) and conserved land (+16.1 pts in Clyde Township).

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Custer Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBeadle County · 334 people
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Clyde Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 268 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.

Custer TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 25%of SD districts All about Custer Township →
Clyde TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21% conserved land4.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Clyde 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.

Bachelor’s degree++20.8 pts
More adults in Custer Township have a degree
Custer Township 53.7%Clyde Township 32.9%
Conserved land+16.1 pts
Clyde Township has more conserved land
Clyde Township 21%Custer Township 4.9%
Jobs per worker+58%
Custer Township is more of a job hub
Custer Township 1.04Clyde Township 0.66
Trails+52%
Clyde Township has more miles of trail
Clyde Township 4.4 miCuster Township 2.9 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Custer 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.

Custer Township$1,820/mo
Typical home $307K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →
Clyde Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $267K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Custer Township and Clyde 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.

Where they are

Custer Township and Clyde Township share a border

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

Custer TownshipClyde TownshipCuster TownshipClyde Township
Custer Township ↔ Clyde Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Clyde Township residents work in Custer Township (2.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Clyde Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CCuster TownshipBetter than 25% of districts in the state –Clyde TownshipNot graded
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
Custer TownshipClyde Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th49th
Outdoors & history
Custer TownshipClyde Township
Trails3 mi4 mi
Conserved land4.9%21%
National Register places2—
Community
Custer TownshipClyde 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.

Custer TownshipClyde Township
People
Population 334Highest 268Lowest
Median age 42.4±8.8Lowest 12% above SD 58.6±14.7Highest 54% above SD
Clyde Township and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.3%±14Highest SD: 24.2% 20.5%±19.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Custer Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.2%±13.3Lowest SD: 18% 26.9%±8.8Highest SD: 18%
Clyde Township and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 32.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±6.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.3Lowest SD: 5%
Custer Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,969±$41kHighest 57% above SD $105,703±$41kLowest 41% above SD
Custer Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,100±$59kHighest 19% above SD $267,400±$40kLowest 4% above SD
Custer Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,462Highest 10% below SD $2,344Lowest 14% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 min 33% below SD —
Work from home 10.2%±11.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 19%±11.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Clyde Township and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.04Highest 0.66Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (50%)Huron (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clyde Township3% work in Custer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Lowest 21%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miLowest 4.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Highest 2.5Lowest
Schools
School district Huron School District 02-2—
High school in town Our Home ASAP - 12—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.1 —
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Custer Township

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Huron14,385 people · $159K 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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