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Germantown Township vs Huron Township

260 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (18.6× in Huron Township) and property tax bill (+46% in Germantown Township).

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Germantown Township, SDA small town of 50Codington County · 50 people
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Huron Township, SDA small town of 52Pennington County · 52 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.

Germantown TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsGermantown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Germantown Township →
Huron TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsHuron Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huron 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
Germantown TownshipHuron Township
Snow a year32″37″
January low2°F10°F
July high82°F88°F
Growing season (days)143d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th74th
Outdoors & history
Germantown TownshipHuron Township
Trails—9 mi
Conserved land—1.9%
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
Germantown TownshipHuron 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

260 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Germantown Township ↔ Huron Township260 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.

Germantown TownshipHuron Township
People
Population 50Lowest 52Highest
Median age 59.7±13.5Highest 57% above SD 57.5±26.7Lowest 51% above SD
Germantown Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±47.2Highest SD: 24.2% 9.6%±50.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Germantown Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30%±50.4Lowest SD: 18% 46.2%±53.4Highest SD: 18%
Huron Township and Germantown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 20%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12%±28.9Highest SD: 5% 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5%
Germantown Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $87,500±$9k 17% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $583,300±$288k 127% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,375Highest 24% above SD $2,313Lowest 15% below SD
Below poverty line 26%Highest SD: 11.9% 3.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88%Lowest SD: 68.6% 95.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 80% above SD 26 minLowest 46% above SD
Work from home 29.4%±36.5Highest SD: 9.7% 9.7%±13.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Germantown Township and Huron 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 16.3 miLowest 47.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (64%)Rapid City (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Huron TownshipFew work in Germantown Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.6Lowest
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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