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Denver Township vs Letcher Township

58 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.7× in Letcher Township) and trails (2.9× in Letcher Township).

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Denver Township, SDA small town of 147Kingsbury County · 147 people
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Letcher Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 102 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.

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 TownshipLetcher Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low5°F9°F
July high82°F87°F
Growing season (days)151d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th45th
Outdoors & history
Denver TownshipLetcher Township
Trails3 mi8 mi
Conserved land4.4%14.3%
National Register places1—
Famous people born here—1
Community
Denver TownshipLetcher 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.

Where they are

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Denver Township ↔ Letcher Township58 miles apart
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 TownshipLetcher Township
People
Population 147Highest 102Lowest
Median age 48.3±8.2Lowest 27% above SD 49.9±18Highest 31% above SD
Letcher Township and Denver Township 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% 27.5%±18.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Letcher Township 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% 32.4%±20.6Highest SD: 18%
Letcher Township 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 32.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.6Lowest SD: 5% 2.9%±10.9Highest SD: 5%
Letcher Township 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 $105,417±$38kLowest 40% above SD
Denver Township and Letcher Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $412,500±$98k 60% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,850 5% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 77% above SD 25 minLowest 42% above SD
Work from home 24.7%±18.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 27.9%±25.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Letcher Township and Denver 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 24.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.26Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (14%)Woonsocket (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Letcher TownshipFew work in Denver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Lowest 14.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 8.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 2.6Highest
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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