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Fremont Township vs Highland Township

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (28.6× in Highland Township) and street grid (6× in Fremont Township).

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Fremont Township, SDA small town of 77Moody County · 77 people
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Highland Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 51 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.

Fremont TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsFremont Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fremont 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.

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
Fremont TownshipHighland Township
Snow a year36″42″
January low4°F11°F
July high81°F87°F
Growing season (days)145d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th65th
Outdoors & history
Fremont TownshipHighland Township
Trails2 mi15 mi
Conserved land8.3%40.8%
Community
Fremont TownshipHighland 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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fremont Township ↔ Highland Township112 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.

Fremont TownshipHighland Township
People
Population 77Highest 51Lowest
Median age 58.4±12.1Highest 54% above SD 52.1±7.2Lowest 37% above SD
Fremont Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 3.9%±32.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 11.8%±48.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Highland Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.8%±36Highest SD: 18% 25.5%±58.7Lowest SD: 18%
Fremont Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 47.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.4Lowest SD: 5% 23.5%±30.7Highest SD: 5%
Highland Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $124,861±$67kLowest 66% above SD $132,500±$75kHighest 76% above SD
Highland Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $593,800±$84k 131% above SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,583±$1k 67% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,833Highest 4% above SD $1,950Lowest 28% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Lowest SD: 68.6% 81.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1966Highest 14 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 10% above SD 8 minLowest 57% below SD
Work from home 14.1%±16.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±27Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fremont Township and Highland 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 26.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 2.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Platte (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Highland TownshipFew work in Fremont Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Lowest 40.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 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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