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Glover Township vs Hillside Township

Next-door neighbors in Edmunds County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+50 pts renters in Hillside Township) and conserved land (+31.3 pts in Hillside Township).

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Glover Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 29 people
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Hillside Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 50 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.

Glover TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors57.8% conserved land3.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Glover Township →
Hillside TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors89.1% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hillside 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.

Homeowners+50 pts renters
Hillside Township has more renters
Glover Township 100%Hillside Township 50%
Conserved land+31.3 pts
Hillside Township has more conserved land
Hillside Township 89.1%Glover Township 57.8%
Bachelor’s degree++16.7 pts
More adults in Glover Township have a degree
Glover Township 16.7%Hillside Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Glover Township and Hillside Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Glover TownshipHillside TownshipGlover TownshipHillside Township
Glover Township ↔ Hillside Township6.9 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 TownshipHillside Township
Snow a year47″35″
January low3°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)148d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th25th
Outdoors & history
Glover TownshipHillside Township
Trails4 mi4 mi
Conserved land57.8%89.1%
Community
Glover TownshipHillside 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 TownshipHillside Township
People
Population 29Lowest 50Highest
Median age 35.3±20.9Highest 7% below SD 11.5±8Lowest 70% below SD
Glover Township and Hillside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.9%±79.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 62%±19.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Hillside Township and Glover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±69.3Lowest SD: 18%
Glover Township and Hillside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 SD: 5% 0%±28.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 66%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 50%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968 12 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 23.1%±23.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 35.7%±22.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Hillside Township and Glover 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 14.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowdle (25%)Bowdle (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hillside TownshipFew work in Glover Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.8%Lowest 89.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.6Lowest
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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