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Elliott Township vs Ridgeland Township

161 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.5× in Elliott Township) and typical home built (47 yrs in Elliott Township).

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Elliott Township, SDA small town of 121Sanborn County · 121 people
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Ridgeland Township, SDA small town of 57Corson County · 57 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.

Elliott TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsElliott Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elliott Township →
Ridgeland TownshipA small town of 57
Quiet strengthsRidgeland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ridgeland 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
Elliott TownshipRidgeland Township
Snow a year26″36″
January low5°F6°F
July high86°F85°F
Growing season (days)140d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th60th
Outdoors & history
Elliott TownshipRidgeland Township
Trails—10 mi
Conserved land—11.4%
National Register places—1
Community
Elliott TownshipRidgeland 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

161 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elliott Township ↔ Ridgeland Township161 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.

Elliott TownshipRidgeland Township
People
Population 121Highest 57Lowest
Median age 25.4±11.9Lowest 33% below SD 26.9±28.9Highest 29% below SD
Ridgeland Township and Elliott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 45.5%±19.5Highest SD: 24.2% 43.9%±29.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Elliott Township and Ridgeland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±22.5Highest SD: 18% 5.3%±55.9Lowest SD: 18%
Elliott Township and Ridgeland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 34.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±4.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±24.8Lowest SD: 5%
Elliott Township and Ridgeland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,607±$89k 35% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $54,200±$14k 79% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,389Highest 49% below SD $917Lowest 66% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 58.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60%Highest SD: 68.6% 55%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 44.8%±17.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 72.4%±29.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Ridgeland Township and Elliott 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 34.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Woonsocket (24%)McIntosh (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ridgeland TownshipFew work in Elliott Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Highest 11.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 9.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.2Lowest
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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