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Glendale Township vs Hidewood Township

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+55 pts in Glendale Township) and trails (3.5× in Hidewood Township).

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Glendale Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 82 people
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Hidewood Township, SDA small town of 88Deuel County · 88 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.

Glendale TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors59.1% conserved land1.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Glendale Township →
Hidewood TownshipA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsHidewood Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hidewood 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.

Conserved land+55 pts
Glendale Township has more conserved land
Glendale Township 59.1%Hidewood Township 4.1%
Trails3.5×
Hidewood Township has more miles of trail
Hidewood Township 5.6 miGlendale Township 1.6 mi
Street grid+50%
Hidewood Township has the more walkable street grid
Hidewood Township 0.6Glendale Township 0.4
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
Glendale TownshipHidewood Township
Snow a year44″61″
January low7°F2°F
July high85°F80°F
Growing season (days)152d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd36th
Outdoors & history
Glendale TownshipHidewood Township
Trails2 mi6 mi
Conserved land59.1%4.1%
Archive photos1—
Community
Glendale TownshipHidewood 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

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Glendale TownshipHand CountyHidewood TownshipDeuel County
Glendale Township ↔ Hidewood Township116 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.

Glendale TownshipHidewood Township
People
Population 82Lowest 88Highest
Median age 44.1±73.1Highest 16% above SD 42.9±18Lowest 13% above SD
Glendale Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 48.8%±77.8Highest SD: 24.2% 33%±39.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Glendale Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.5%±41.1Lowest SD: 18% 20.5%±27.7Highest SD: 18%
Hidewood Township and Glendale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 30.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 5% 6.8%±15.1Highest SD: 5%
Hidewood Township and Glendale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $133,750±$107k 78% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $220,000±$83k 15% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,600 41% below SD
Below poverty line 8.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 94.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 2012 32 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 27 min 54% above SD
Work from home 0%±28.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.9%±17.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Hidewood Township and Glendale 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 99.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Island (20%)Watertown (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hidewood TownshipFew work in Glendale Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 59.1%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 5.6 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 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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