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Dakota Township vs Union Township

Next-door neighbors in Meade County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+10.9 pts in Dakota Township).

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Dakota Township, SDA small town of 51Meade County · 51 people
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Union Township, SDA small town of 0Meade County
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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.

Dakota TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsDakota Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Union TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsUnion 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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Conserved land+10.9 pts
Dakota Township has more conserved land
Dakota Township 13.9%Union Township 3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Dakota Township and Union Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dakota TownshipUnion TownshipDakota TownshipUnion Township
Dakota Township ↔ Union Township8.0 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
Dakota TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low7°F7°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th79th
Community
Dakota TownshipUnion 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.

Dakota TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 51Highest 0Lowest
Median age 57.3±43.3 51% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±55.5 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 7.8%±61.4 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.7 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 2003 23 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 61.8%±71.9 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 58.8 miHighest 55.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (38%)Faith (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Dakota Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.9%Highest 3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 0.0Lowest 0.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Dakota Township

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Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township22 people
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Howard Township95 people

Towns like Dakota Township

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Carlyle Township46 people
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Beotia Township43 people · $388K homes
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Devoe Township55 people · $589K homes
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Crystal Lake Township43 people · $417K homes

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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