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Delaware Township vs Grant Township

Next-door neighbors in Lincoln County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.3× in Delaware Township) and average commute (27 min in Grant Township).

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Delaware Township, SDA small town of 203Lincoln County · 203 people
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Grant Township, SDA small town of 490Lincoln County · 490 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.

Delaware TownshipA small town of 203
Quiet strengthsDelaware Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Delaware Township →
Grant TownshipA small town of 490
Quiet strengthsGrant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grant 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 worker5.3×
Delaware Township is more of a job hub
Delaware Township 1.01Grant Township 0.19
Average commute27 min
Grant Township has the shorter commute
Delaware Township 47 minGrant Township 20 min
Property tax bill+76%
Tax bills are bigger in Grant Township
Grant Township $2,638Delaware Township $1,500
Typical home built34 yrs
Delaware Township’s homes are older
Grant Township 1972Delaware Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++15.2 pts
More adults in Delaware Township have a degree
Delaware Township 42.9%Grant Township 27.7%
Size2.4×
Grant Township is the bigger place
Grant Township 490Delaware Township 203
★ What stands out · Where they are

Delaware Township and Grant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Delaware TownshipGrant TownshipDelaware TownshipGrant Township
Delaware Township ↔ Grant Township6.0 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
Delaware TownshipGrant Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd43rd
Outdoors & history
Delaware TownshipGrant Township
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Community
Delaware TownshipGrant 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.

Delaware TownshipGrant Township
People
Population 203Lowest 490Highest
Median age 32.9±6.9Highest 13% below SD 29.3±23.1Lowest 23% below SD
Delaware Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.8%±16.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 39.2%±31.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.9%±15Lowest SD: 18% 6.7%±8Highest SD: 18%
Grant Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 27.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±8.8Highest SD: 5% 2.2%±3.4Lowest SD: 5%
Delaware Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$65kLowest 40% above SD $107,021±$21kHighest 43% above SD
Grant Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $343,500±$69k 33% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 45% below SD $2,638Highest 3% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 91.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 47 minHighest 161% above SD 20 minLowest 11% above SD
Work from home 37.4%±34.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 57.5%±55.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Grant Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.01Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (31%)Sioux Falls (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Delaware Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.1Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Delaware Township

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Turner Township173 people · $318K homes
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Brooklyn Township216 people · $432K homes
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Lincoln Township255 people · $285K homes

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Chamberlain Township307 people · $287K homes
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Farmington Township130 people · $268K homes
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Norway Township126 people

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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