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Glover Township vs Cloyd Valley Township

Next-door neighbors in Edmunds County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+43.5 pts in Cloyd Valley Township) and trails (2.1× in Cloyd Valley Township).

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Glover Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 29 people
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Cloyd Valley Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County
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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.

Glover TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors57.8% conserved land3.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Glover Township →
Cloyd Valley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.7% conserved land7.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Cloyd Valley 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.

Seasonal homes+43.5 pts
Cloyd Valley Township has more second homes
Cloyd Valley Township 100%Glover Township 56.5%
Trails2.1×
Cloyd Valley Township has more miles of trail
Cloyd Valley Township 7.7 miGlover Township 3.6 mi
Street grid+75%
Glover Township has the more walkable street grid
Glover Township 0.7Cloyd Valley Township 0.4
Conserved land+13.9 pts
Cloyd Valley Township has more conserved land
Cloyd Valley Township 71.7%Glover Township 57.8%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Glover Township and Cloyd Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Glover TownshipCloyd Valley TownshipGlover TownshipCloyd Valley Township
Glover Township ↔ Cloyd Valley Township7.4 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
Glover TownshipCloyd Valley Township
Snow a year47″47″
January low3°F3°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th25th
Outdoors & history
Glover TownshipCloyd Valley Township
Trails4 mi8 mi
Conserved land57.8%71.7%
Community
Glover TownshipCloyd Valley 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.

Glover TownshipCloyd Valley Township
People
Population 29Highest 0Lowest
Median age 35.3±20.9 7% below SD —
Kids under 18 37.9%±79.6 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 17.2%±100 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1968 12 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 23.1%±23.8 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowdle (25%)Roscoe (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cloyd Valley TownshipFew work in Glover Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.8%Lowest 71.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 7.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.4Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Glover Township

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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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