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Dixon Township vs Iona Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+100 pts renters in Iona Township) and street grid (4× in Dixon Township).

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Dixon Township, SDA small town of 40Gregory County · 40 people
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Iona Township, SDA small town of 11Lyman County · 11 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.

Dixon TownshipA small town of 40
Quiet strengthsDixon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Iona TownshipA small town of 11
Quiet strengthsIona Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Iona 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.

Homeowners+100 pts renters
Iona Township has more renters
Dixon Township 100%Iona Township 0%
Street grid4×
Dixon Township has the more walkable street grid
Dixon Township 0.4Iona Township 0.1
Typical home built58 yrs
Iona Township’s homes are older
Dixon Township 1996Iona Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++22 pts
More adults in Dixon Township have a degree
Dixon Township 67.5%Iona Township 45.5%
Trails2.3×
Iona Township has more miles of trail
Iona Township 89.1 miDixon Township 38.3 mi
Size3.6×
Dixon Township is the bigger place
Dixon Township 40Iona Township 11
★ What stands out · Where they are

Dixon Township and Iona Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dixon TownshipIona TownshipDixon TownshipIona Township
Dixon Township ↔ Iona Township12 miles apart · They share a border
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
Dixon TownshipIona Township
Snow a year45″43″
January low10°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)149d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th85th
Outdoors & history
Dixon TownshipIona Township
Trails38 mi89 mi
Conserved land0.7%12.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Dixon TownshipIona 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.

Dixon TownshipIona Township
People
Population 40Highest 11Lowest
Median age 65.8±23 73% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±70.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 72.5%±63.1Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Iona Township and Dixon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 67.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 45.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±35.4 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $228,636±$75k 205% above SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 54.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±38.5 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 60.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gregory (37%)Oacoma (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Iona TownshipFew work in Dixon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 12.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 38.3 miLowest 89.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.1Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Dixon Township

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Edens Township73 people
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Towns like Dixon 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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