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Fremont Township vs Riverview Township

Next-door neighbors in Moody County. The biggest differences: size (5.5× in Fremont Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+29.5 pts in Fremont Township).

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Fremont Township, SDA small town of 77Moody County · 77 people
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Riverview Township, SDA small town of 14Moody 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.

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.
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Riverview TownshipA small town of 14
Quiet strengthsRiverview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Riverview 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 · Where they are

Fremont Township and Riverview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fremont TownshipRiverview TownshipFremont TownshipRiverview Township
Fremont Township ↔ Riverview 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
Fremont TownshipRiverview Township
Snow a year36″40″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Fremont TownshipRiverview Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land8.3%1.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Fremont TownshipRiverview 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.

Fremont TownshipRiverview Township
People
Population 77Highest 14Lowest
Median age 58.4±12.1Highest 54% above SD 49.7±46.2Lowest 31% above SD
Fremont Township and Riverview 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% 21.4%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Riverview 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%±36Lowest SD: 18% 42.9%±100Highest SD: 18%
Riverview Township and Fremont 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% 18.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.4Lowest SD: 5% 14.3%±78.2Highest SD: 5%
Riverview 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±$67k 66% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $593,800±$84k 131% above SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,583±$1k 67% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,833 4% above 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% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 min 10% above SD —
Work from home 14.1%±16.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fremont Township and Riverview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Sioux Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riverview TownshipFew work in Fremont Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
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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