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Grandview Township vs Valley Township

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: household income (2.7× in Grandview Township) and typical home built (73 yrs in Grandview Township).

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Grandview Township, SDA small town of 133Douglas County · 133 people
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Valley Township, SDA small town of 133Douglas County · 133 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 →
Valley TownshipA small town of 133
Quiet strengthsValley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about 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.

Household income2.7×
Households in Grandview Township earn more
Grandview Township $137,813Valley Township $51,442
Typical home built73 yrs
Grandview Township’s homes are older
Valley Township 2011Grandview Township 1938
Homeowners+36.1 pts renters
Grandview Township has more renters
Valley Township 100%Grandview Township 63.9%
Jobs per worker2.7×
Valley Township is more of a job hub
Valley Township 0.08Grandview Township 0.03
Trails+92%
Grandview Township has more miles of trail
Grandview Township 22.1 miValley Township 11.5 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,390 more a month in Valley 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 →
Valley Township$5,980/mo
Typical home $1.09M (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · Housing →

The difference: $1,390 a month, about $16,700 a year, between Valley Township and Grandview 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.

Where they are

Grandview Township and Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grandview TownshipValley TownshipGrandview TownshipValley Township
Grandview Township ↔ Valley Township6.4 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
Grandview TownshipValley Township
Snow a year34″34″
January low10°F10°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th35th
Outdoors & history
Grandview TownshipValley Township
Trails22 mi12 mi
Conserved land9.6%4.6%
Community
Grandview TownshipValley 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.

Grandview TownshipValley Township
People
Population 133 133
Median age 28.6±30.8Highest 25% below SD 12.1±0.5Lowest 68% below SD
Grandview Township and Valley 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% 76.7%±66.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Valley 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%±27.1Highest SD: 18% 0.8%±25Lowest SD: 18%
Grandview Township and Valley 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 16.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±8.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±10.6Lowest SD: 5%
Grandview Township and Valley 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 $51,442±$474Lowest 31% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $680,600±$392kLowest 164% above SD $1,086,500±$66kHighest 322% above SD
Valley Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,423 26% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±90.9 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 86.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min about the SD average —
Work from home 34.9%±35.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±23.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grandview Township and Valley 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 20.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsica (24%)Armour (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Valley TownshipFew work in Grandview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.1 miHighest 11.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5 0.5
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Grandview Township

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Corsica699 people · $163K homes
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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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