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Dempster Township vs Hidewood Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Hidewood Township) and street grid (2.3× in Dempster Township).

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Dempster Township, SDA small town of 95Hamlin County · 95 people
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Hidewood Township, SDA small town of 88Deuel County · 88 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.

Dempster TownshipA small town of 95
Quiet strengthsDempster Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dempster Township →
Hidewood TownshipA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsHidewood Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hidewood 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.

Jobs per worker3.9×
Hidewood Township is more of a job hub
Hidewood Township 0.63Dempster Township 0.16
Street grid2.3×
Dempster Township has the more walkable street grid
Dempster Township 1.4Hidewood Township 0.6
Average commute12 min
Dempster Township has the shorter commute
Hidewood Township 27 minDempster Township 15 min
Trails2.2×
Hidewood Township has more miles of trail
Hidewood Township 5.6 miDempster Township 2.6 mi
Typical home built21 yrs
Dempster Township’s homes are older
Hidewood Township 2012Dempster Township 1991
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Dempster 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.

Dempster Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Hidewood Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $220K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Dempster Township and Hidewood 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

Dempster Township and Hidewood Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dempster TownshipHidewood TownshipDempster TownshipHidewood Township
Dempster Township ↔ Hidewood Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
BDempster TownshipBetter than 55% of districts in the state –Hidewood 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
Dempster TownshipHidewood Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th36th
Outdoors & history
Dempster TownshipHidewood Township
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.9%4.1%
Community
Dempster TownshipHidewood 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.

Dempster TownshipHidewood Township
People
Population 95Highest 88Lowest
Median age 44.5±4.5Highest 17% above SD 42.9±18Lowest 13% above SD
Dempster Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.8%±21Lowest SD: 24.2% 33%±39.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Hidewood Township and Dempster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.1%±22.5Highest SD: 18% 20.5%±27.7Lowest SD: 18%
Dempster Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 30.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±10.9Lowest SD: 5% 6.8%±15.1Highest SD: 5%
Hidewood Township and Dempster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $124,375±$78kLowest 66% above SD $133,750±$107kHighest 78% above SD
Hidewood Township and Dempster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $281,300±$195kHighest 9% above SD $220,000±$83kLowest 15% below SD
Dempster Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,600 41% below SD
Below poverty line 4.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 94.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Lowest 11 yrs newer than SD 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 13% below SD 27 minHighest 54% above SD
Work from home 11.1%±9.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.9%±17.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Hidewood Township and Dempster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (21%)Watertown (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hidewood TownshipFew work in Dempster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miLowest 5.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 0.6Lowest
Schools
School district Castlewood School District 28-1—
High school in town None in town—
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Florence Township139 people · $339K 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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