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Glendo Township vs Morton Township

267 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Glendo Township) and street grid (6× in Morton Township).

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Glendo Township, SDA small town of 33Perkins County · 33 people
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Morton Township, SDA small town of 28Day County · 28 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.

Glendo TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsGlendo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Morton TownshipA small town of 28
Quiet strengthsMorton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morton 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
Glendo TownshipMorton Township
Snow a year40″43″
January low10°F2°F
July high86°F81°F
Growing season (days)144d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th41st
Community
Glendo TownshipMorton 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

267 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Glendo Township ↔ Morton Township267 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.

Glendo TownshipMorton Township
People
Population 33Highest 28Lowest
Median age 69.3±0.2Lowest 82% above SD 71.5±0.5Highest 88% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±85.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 75.8%±61.9Lowest SD: 18% 100%±82.2Highest SD: 18%
Morton Township and Glendo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $217,300±$25k 16% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1959 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miHighest 31.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (50%)Waubay (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Morton TownshipFew work in Glendo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13%Lowest 38.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 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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