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Duell Township vs Liberty Township

248 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5× in Liberty Township) and conserved land (+50.4 pts in Liberty Township).

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Duell Township, SDA small town of 16Perkins County · 16 people
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Liberty Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 10 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.
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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 TownshipLiberty Township
Snow a year40″43″
January low10°F2°F
July high86°F81°F
Growing season (days)144d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th18th
Outdoors & history
Duell TownshipLiberty Township
Trails4 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.2%50.6%
Community
Duell TownshipLiberty 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

248 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Duell Township ↔ Liberty Township248 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 TownshipLiberty Township
People
Population 16Highest 10Lowest
Median age 57.6±10.5Highest 52% above SD 55.5±24.9Lowest 46% above SD
Duell Township and Liberty 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%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 25%±100Lowest SD: 18% 30%±100Highest SD: 18%
Liberty 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% 70%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±88.4 SD: 5% 0%±100 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%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Duell Township and Liberty 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 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (50%)Webster (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Liberty TownshipFew work in Duell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 50.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.5Highest
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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