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Frederick Township vs Allison Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: median age (37 yrs in Frederick Township) and conserved land (+23.5 pts in Allison Township).

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Frederick Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 39 people
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Allison Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 14 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Frederick Township and Allison Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Frederick TownshipAllison TownshipFrederick TownshipAllison Township
Frederick Township ↔ Allison Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Frederick TownshipAllison Township
Snow a year44″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Frederick TownshipAllison Township
Trails9 mi7 mi
Conserved land33.6%57.1%
National Register places—1
Archive photos7—
Community
Frederick TownshipAllison 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.

Frederick TownshipAllison Township
People
Population 39Highest 14Lowest
Median age 52.5±19.3Highest 38% above SD 15.5±6.4Lowest 59% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±72.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 71.4%±90.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Allison Township and Frederick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±77.6Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Frederick Township and Allison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 50%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±36.3 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,333±$95k 58% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,200±$70k 40% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 85.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than SD 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 33.3%±54.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Allison Township and Frederick 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 23.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (56%)Aberdeen (64%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Allison TownshipFew work in Frederick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.6%Lowest 57.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miHighest 7.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
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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