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Grandview Township vs Chester Township

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (79.3× in Chester Township) and trails (4.8× in Grandview Township).

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Grandview Township, SDA small town of 133Douglas County · 133 people

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Chester Township, SDAn outdoors townDouglas County · 145 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.

Grandview TownshipA small town of 133

Quiet strengthsGrandview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Grandview Township →

Chester TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors19.3% conserved land4.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Chester Township →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker79.3×

Chester Township is more of a job hub

Chester Township 2.38Grandview Township 0.03

Grandview Township has more miles of trail

Grandview Township 22.1 miChester Township 4.6 mi

Average commute30 min

Grandview Township has the shorter commute

Chester Township 48 minGrandview Township 18 min

Homeowners+29 pts renters

Grandview Township has more renters

Chester Township 92.9%Grandview Township 63.9%

Chester Township has the more walkable street grid

Chester Township 1.0Grandview Township 0.5

Conserved land+9.7 pts

Chester Township has more conserved land

Chester Township 19.3%Grandview Township 9.6%

★ What stands out · Where they are

Grandview Township and Chester Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grandview TownshipChester Township

Grandview Township ↔ Chester Township4.1 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

Grandview TownshipChester Township

Snow a year34″34″

January low10°F 10°F

July high88°F 88°F

Growing season (days)157d 157d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th 35th

Outdoors & history

Grandview TownshipChester Township

Trails22 mi 5 mi

Conserved land9.6%19.3%

Community

Grandview TownshipChester Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Grandview TownshipChester Township

People

Population 133Lowest 145Highest

Median age 28.6±30.8Lowest 25% below SD 45.5±41.5Highest 20% above SD

Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.3%±17.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.3%±14.4Highest SD: 24.2%

Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 33.8%±27.1Lowest SD: 18% 42.8%±20.1Highest SD: 18%

Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.7%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±8.5Lowest SD: 5% 8.3%±9.6Highest SD: 5%

Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $137,813±$55kLowest 84% above SD $181,719±$38kHighest 142% above SD

Chester Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $680,600±$392k 164% above SD —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±90.9 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 92.9%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 48 minHighest 171% above SD

Work from home 34.9%±35.5Highest SD: 9.7% 14.3%±17.5Lowest SD: 9.7%

Grandview Township and Chester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 2.38Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Corsica (24%)Corsica (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Chester TownshipFew work in Grandview Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Lowest 19.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 22.1 miHighest 4.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.0Highest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Bordering Grandview Township

Corsica699 people · $163K homes

Iowa Township117 people · $347K homes

Valley Township133 people · $1.09M homes

Walnut Grove Township183 people · $458K homes

Towns like Grandview Township

Canistota Township107 people · $350K homes

Union Township89 people · $342K homes

Oslo Township246 people

Prairie Center Township314 people · $379K homes

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.