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Eureka Township vs Grange Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (58× in Grange Township) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Grange Township).

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Eureka Township, SDA small town of 82Brookings County · 82 people
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Grange Township, SDA small town of 141Deuel County · 141 people
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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.

Eureka TownshipA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsEureka Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eureka Township →
Grange TownshipA small town of 141
Quiet strengthsGrange Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grange Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails58×
Grange Township has more miles of trail
Grange Township 5.8 miEureka Township 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker2.5×
Grange Township is more of a job hub
Grange Township 1.63Eureka Township 0.64
Average commute11 min
Eureka Township has the shorter commute
Grange Township 49 minEureka Township 38 min
Bachelor’s degree++18.2 pts
More adults in Grange Township have a degree
Grange Township 41.7%Eureka Township 23.5%
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Grange Township
Grange Township $2,795Eureka Township $2,167
Typical home built20 yrs
Grange Township’s homes are older
Eureka Township 1982Grange Township 1962
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $880 more a month in Eureka 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.

Eureka Township$2,460/mo
Typical home $434K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →
Grange Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $256K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · Housing →

The difference: $880 a month, about $10,600 a year, between Eureka Township and Grange 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.

Where they are

Eureka Township and Grange Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eureka TownshipGrange TownshipEureka TownshipGrange Township
Eureka Township ↔ Grange Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Eureka TownshipGrange Township
Snow a year36″61″
January low4°F2°F
July high81°F80°F
Growing season (days)145d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th36th
Outdoors & history
Eureka TownshipGrange Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places2—
Community
Eureka TownshipGrange 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.

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.

Eureka TownshipGrange Township
People
Population 82Lowest 141Highest
Median age 58±30.4Highest 53% above SD 49.4±26Lowest 30% above SD
Eureka Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.1%±23Highest SD: 24.2% 9.9%±15.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Eureka Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.1%±35.7Highest SD: 18% 14.2%±20.6Lowest SD: 18%
Eureka Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 41.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.2 SD: 5% 0%±10 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $132,344±$32k 76% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $434,000±$117kHighest 69% above SD $256,300±$67kLowest about the SD average
Eureka Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,167Lowest 20% below SD $2,795Highest about the SD average
Below poverty line 4.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minLowest 113% above SD 49 minHighest 174% above SD
Work from home 18%±26.5Highest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±5.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Eureka Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Lowest 1.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (38%)Brookings (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grange TownshipFew work in Eureka Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 5.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
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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