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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).
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 Township A small town of 33
Quiet strengths Glendo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Glendo Township →
Morton Township A small town of 28
Quiet strengths Morton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors 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 Township Morton Township
Community
Glendo Township Morton Township
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 Township 267 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Glendo Township Morton Township
People
Population
33 Highest
28 Lowest
Median age
69.3 ±0.2 Lowest
82% above SD
71.5 ±0.5 Highest
88% above SD
Kids under 18
0% ±85.7
SD: 24.2%
0% ±100
SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
75.8% ±61.9 Lowest
SD: 18%
100% ±82.2 Highest
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% ±100 Lowest
SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0%
0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
38.3 mi Highest
31.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 Lowest
0.07 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Lemmon (50%) Waubay (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Morton Township Few work in Glendo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
13% Lowest
38.9% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest
0.4 mi Highest
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
0.1 Lowest
0.6 Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Morton Township or Glendo Township: which would you pick? →
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Bordering Glendo Township Towns like Glendo Township 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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