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Diana Township vs Union Township

Next-door neighbors in Sanborn County. The biggest differences: median age (47.9 yrs in Diana Township) and size (5.9× in Union Township).

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Diana Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 15 people
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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 89 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Diana Township and Union Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Diana TownshipUnion TownshipDiana TownshipUnion Township
Diana Township ↔ Union Township6.5 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
Diana TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Diana TownshipUnion Township
Trails5 mi4 mi
Conserved land31.3%19.8%
Community
Diana TownshipUnion 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.

Diana TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 15Lowest 89Highest
Median age 74.2±9.8Highest 95% above SD 26.3±10.1Lowest 31% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 16.9%±27.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Union Township and Diana Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 2.2%±37.4Lowest SD: 18%
Diana Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 26%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±94.3Lowest SD: 5% 18%±17.8Highest SD: 5%
Union Township and Diana Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $117,083±$76k 56% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $341,700±$267k 33% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,833Highest 33% below SD $1,708Lowest 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 68%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 30 min 66% above SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.2%±19.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Union Township and Diana Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Lowest 0.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (28%)Woonsocket (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Diana Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.3%Highest 19.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miHighest 3.5 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 1.0Lowest 1.4Highest
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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