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Denver Township vs Arlington

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (48.3× in Arlington) and jobs per worker (23× in Arlington).

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Denver Township, SDA small town of 147Kingsbury County · 147 people
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Arlington, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 920 people
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.

Denver TownshipA small town of 147
Quiet strengthsDenver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Denver 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Denver 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.

Denver Township$2,400/mo
Typical home $413K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
Arlington$2,010/mo
Typical home $327K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $810/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Denver Township and Arlington.

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

Denver Township and Arlington share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Denver TownshipArlingtonDenver TownshipArlington
Denver Township ↔ Arlington3.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
10 Denver Township residents work in Arlington (9.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Denver Township →
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.

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
Denver TownshipArlington
Snow a year41″36″
January low5°F4°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)151d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th30th
Outdoors & history
Denver TownshipArlington
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land4.4%—
Settled—1880
National Register places14
Community
Denver TownshipArlington
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.

Denver TownshipArlington
People
Population 147Lowest 920Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — 0% SD: +8.9%
Median age 48.3±8.2Highest 27% above SD 40.1±6Lowest 6% above SD
Denver Township and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±15.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 25.8%±4.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Arlington and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.8%±16Lowest SD: 18% 22.5%±5Highest SD: 18%
Arlington and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.6Lowest SD: 5% 1.3%±1.2Highest SD: 5%
Arlington and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $114,375±$19kHighest 52% above SD $71,296±$10kLowest 5% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $412,500±$98kHighest 60% above SD $144,300±$16kLowest 44% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $810±$174 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,850Highest 5% above SD $1,577Lowest 42% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 43.5%±15.5 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 19.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 70.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 77% above SD 28 minLowest 56% above SD
Work from home 24.7%±18.3Highest SD: 9.7% 3.3%±3.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Denver Township and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 8.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (14%)Brookings (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 10% work in ArlingtonFew work in Denver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 1.2Lowest 57.9Highest
Schools
School district —Arlington School District 38-1
High school in town —Arlington High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 7.7
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Denver Township

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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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