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Elk Point Township vs Grovena Township

89 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.7× in Elk Point Township) and typical home built (66 yrs in Grovena Township).

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Elk Point Township, SDA history townUnion County · 91 people
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Grovena Township, SDA small town of 144Moody County · 144 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.

Grovena TownshipA small town of 144
Quiet strengthsGrovena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grovena 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Elk Point Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Elk Point Township$1,920/mo
Typical home $311K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · Housing →
Grovena Township$1,630/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 1.88% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Elk Point Township and Grovena Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Elk Point TownshipGrovena Township
Snow a year36″40″
January low—4°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th37th
Outdoors & history
Elk Point TownshipGrovena Township
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.9%0.3%
Settled1873—
Archive photos14—
Famous people born here3—
Community
Elk Point TownshipGrovena 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

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elk Point Township ↔ Grovena Township89 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.

Elk Point TownshipGrovena Township
People
Population 91Lowest 144Highest
Median age 66.4±8.1Highest 75% above SD 64.3±37.6Lowest 69% above SD
Elk Point Township and Grovena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±31.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 25%±20Highest SD: 24.2%
Grovena Township and Elk Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 64.8%±23.7Highest SD: 18% 47.9%±15.6Lowest SD: 18%
Elk Point Township and Grovena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 60.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 52.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.5 SD: 5% 0%±9.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $109,500±$25kHighest 46% above SD $103,750±$57kLowest 38% above SD
Elk Point Township and Grovena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $310,500±$92kHighest 21% above SD $239,300±$159kLowest 7% below SD
Elk Point Township and Grovena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,481Lowest 28% above SD $4,500Highest 65% above SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 0.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 24 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 25 min 38% above SD
Work from home 17.5%±21.6Highest SD: 9.7% 10.9%±9.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Elk Point Township and Grovena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.59Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Elk Point (23%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grovena TownshipFew work in Elk Point Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
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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