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East Hanson Township vs Grant Township

79 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in East Hanson Township) and conserved land (+32 pts in Grant Township).

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East Hanson Township, SDA small town of 47Brown County · 47 people
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Grant Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 34 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.

East Hanson TownshipA small town of 47
Quiet strengthsEast Hanson 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
East Hanson TownshipGrant Township
Snow a year32″44″
January low—6°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th51st
Outdoors & history
East Hanson TownshipGrant Township
Trails6 mi5 mi
Conserved land5.8%37.8%
National Register places1—
Community
East Hanson TownshipGrant 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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

East Hanson Township ↔ Grant Township79 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.

East Hanson TownshipGrant Township
People
Population 47Highest 34Lowest
Median age 43.8±6Highest 15% above SD 43.2±20.8Lowest 14% above SD
East Hanson Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±60.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 44.1%±60.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and East Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.3%±70.7Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
East Hanson Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 SD: 5% 0%±41.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 26.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997 17 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±33.3 SD: 9.7% 0%±38.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (36%)Huron (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in East Hanson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Lowest 37.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 4.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 2.5Highest
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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