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Dearborn Township vs Clyde Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Clyde Township) and size (5.7× in Clyde Township).

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Dearborn Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 47 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.

Dearborn TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43.9% conserved land3.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Dearborn 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 part ways

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

Jobs per worker8.3×
Clyde Township is more of a job hub
Clyde Township 0.66Dearborn Township 0.08
Size5.7×
Clyde Township is the bigger place
Clyde Township 268Dearborn Township 47
Property tax bill+58%
Tax bills are bigger in Dearborn Township
Dearborn Township $3,700Clyde Township $2,344
Street grid2.3×
Clyde Township has the more walkable street grid
Clyde Township 2.5Dearborn Township 1.1
Conserved land+22.9 pts
Dearborn Township has more conserved land
Dearborn Township 43.9%Clyde Township 21%
Homeowners+16.5 pts renters
Clyde Township has more renters
Dearborn Township 100%Clyde Township 83.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Dearborn 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.

Dearborn Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · Housing →
Clyde Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $267K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Dearborn 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

Dearborn Township and Clyde Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dearborn TownshipClyde TownshipDearborn TownshipClyde Township
Dearborn Township ↔ Clyde Township5.5 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
Dearborn TownshipClyde Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st49th
Outdoors & history
Dearborn TownshipClyde Township
Trails3 mi4 mi
Conserved land43.9%21%
Community
Dearborn 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.

Dearborn TownshipClyde Township
People
Population 47Lowest 268Highest
Median age 57.7±8.4Lowest 52% above SD 58.6±14.7Highest 54% above SD
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.9%±53.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 20.5%±19.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±64.6Lowest SD: 18% 26.9%±8.8Highest SD: 18%
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40%Highest SD: 31.9% 32.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 SD: 5% 0%±5.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,250±$71kLowest 18% above SD $105,703±$41kHighest 41% above SD
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $318,800±$73kHighest 24% above SD $267,400±$40kLowest 4% above SD
Dearborn Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,700Highest 36% above SD $2,344Lowest 14% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 13 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 19%±11.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Clyde Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.66Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (14%)Huron (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clyde TownshipFew work in Dearborn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43.9%Highest 21%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 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 1.1Lowest 2.5Highest
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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