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Dearborn Township vs Virgil

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (32× in Dearborn Township) and street grid (12.8× in Virgil).

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Dearborn Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 47 people
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Virgil, SDA small town of 20South Dakota · 20 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 →
VirgilA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsVirgil doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Virgil →
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.

Trails32×
Dearborn Township has more miles of trail
Dearborn Township 3.2 miVirgil 0.1 mi
Street grid12.8×
Virgil has the more walkable street grid
Virgil 14.1Dearborn Township 1.1
Bachelor’s degree++40 pts
More adults in Dearborn Township have a degree
Dearborn Township 40%Virgil 0%
Conserved land+37.4 pts
Dearborn Township has more conserved land
Dearborn Township 43.9%Virgil 6.5%
Homeowners+33.3 pts renters
Virgil has more renters
Dearborn Township 100%Virgil 66.7%
Typical home built29 yrs
Virgil’s homes are older
Dearborn Township 1967Virgil 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Dearborn Township and Virgil share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dearborn TownshipVirgilDearborn TownshipVirgil
Dearborn Township ↔ Virgil3.1 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipVirgil
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Dearborn TownshipVirgil
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land43.9%—
Community
Dearborn TownshipVirgil
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 TownshipVirgil
People
Population 47Highest 20Lowest
Median age 57.7±8.4Highest 52% above SD 35.3±46.5Lowest 7% below SD
Dearborn Township and Virgil 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% 45%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Virgil 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% 30%±100Highest SD: 18%
Virgil 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 SD: 5% 0%±70.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,250±$71kHighest 18% above SD $38,750±$17kLowest 48% below SD
Dearborn Township and Virgil are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $318,800±$73k 24% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,700 36% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 66.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 13 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (14%)Huron (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VirgilFew work in Dearborn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43.9%Highest 6.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
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 14.1Highest
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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