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Grandview Township vs Union Township

46 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (19× in Union Township) and trails (6.3× in Grandview Township).

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Grandview Township, SDA small town of 133Douglas County · 133 people
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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 89 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.

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 →
Union TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.8% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Union 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 worker19×
Union Township is more of a job hub
Union Township 0.57Grandview Township 0.03
Trails6.3×
Grandview Township has more miles of trail
Grandview Township 22.1 miUnion Township 3.5 mi
Street grid2.8×
Union Township has the more walkable street grid
Union Township 1.4Grandview Township 0.5
Typical home built45 yrs
Grandview Township’s homes are older
Union Township 1983Grandview Township 1938
Average commute11 min
Grandview Township has the shorter commute
Union Township 30 minGrandview Township 18 min
Conserved land+10.2 pts
Union Township has more conserved land
Union Township 19.8%Grandview Township 9.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,660 more a month in Grandview Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Grandview Township$4,590/mo
Typical home $681K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Union Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $2,660 a month, about $31,900 a year, between Grandview Township and Union Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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 TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year34″26″
January low10°F5°F
July high88°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th45th
Outdoors & history
Grandview TownshipUnion Township
Trails22 mi4 mi
Conserved land9.6%19.8%
Community
Grandview TownshipUnion 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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grandview TownshipDouglas CountyUnion TownshipSanborn County
Grandview Township ↔ Union Township46 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.

Grandview TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 133Highest 89Lowest
Median age 28.6±30.8Highest 25% below SD 26.3±10.1Lowest 31% below SD
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.3%±17.7Highest SD: 24.2% 16.9%±27.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.8%±27.1Highest SD: 18% 2.2%±37.4Lowest SD: 18%
Grandview Township and Union 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% 26%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±8.5Lowest SD: 5% 18%±17.8Highest SD: 5%
Union 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±$55kHighest 84% above SD $117,083±$76kLowest 56% above SD
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $680,600±$392kHighest 164% above SD $341,700±$267kLowest 33% above SD
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,708 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±90.9 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 68%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 30 minHighest 66% above SD
Work from home 34.9%±35.5Highest SD: 9.7% 18.2%±19.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsica (24%)Woonsocket (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Grandview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Lowest 19.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.1 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.4Highest
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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