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Duell Township vs Hamilton Township

229 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3× in Hamilton Township) and conserved land (+28.7 pts in Hamilton Township).

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Duell Township, SDA small town of 16Perkins County · 16 people
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Hamilton Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 31 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.

Duell TownshipA small town of 16
Quiet strengthsDuell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Duell 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.

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
Duell TownshipHamilton Township
Snow a year40″46″
January low10°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)144d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th51st
Outdoors & history
Duell TownshipHamilton Township
Trails4 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.2%28.9%
Community
Duell TownshipHamilton 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

229 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Duell Township ↔ Hamilton Township229 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.

Duell TownshipHamilton Township
People
Population 16Lowest 31Highest
Median age 57.6±10.5Lowest 52% above SD 65.2±12.1Highest 72% above SD
Hamilton Township and Duell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±91.2 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 25%±100Lowest SD: 18% 54.8%±100Highest SD: 18%
Hamilton Township and Duell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 81.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 74.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±88.4 SD: 5% 0%±45.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,250±$25k 25% below 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 1993 13 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 83.3%±43Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±71.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Duell Township and Hamilton 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 19.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (50%)Platte (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hamilton TownshipFew work in Duell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 28.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.9 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.3Highest
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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