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Grange Township vs Blom Township

Next-door neighbors in Deuel County. The biggest differences: home values (2.1× in Blom Township) and average commute (26 min in Blom Township).

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Grange Township, SDA small town of 141Deuel County · 141 people
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Blom Township, SDA small town of 65Deuel County · 65 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.

Grange TownshipA small town of 141
Quiet strengthsGrange Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grange Township →
Blom TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsBlom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blom 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,530 more a month in Blom 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.

Grange Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $256K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · Housing →
Blom Township$3,100/mo
Typical home $542K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →

The difference: $1,530 a month, about $18,300 a year, between Blom Township and Grange 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

Grange Township and Blom Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grange TownshipBlom TownshipGrange TownshipBlom Township
Grange Township ↔ Blom Township6.0 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
Grange TownshipBlom Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th36th
Outdoors & history
Grange TownshipBlom Township
Trails6 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Grange TownshipBlom 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.

Grange TownshipBlom Township
People
Population 141Highest 65Lowest
Median age 49.4±26Lowest 30% above SD 50.5±8Highest 33% above SD
Blom Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.9%±15.1Highest SD: 24.2% 9.2%±35Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grange Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.2%±20.6Highest SD: 18% 7.7%±52.7Lowest SD: 18%
Grange Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 34%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10Lowest SD: 5% 9.2%±9.3Highest SD: 5%
Blom Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $132,344±$32kHighest 76% above SD $130,547±$22kLowest 74% above SD
Grange Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $256,300±$67kLowest about the SD average $541,700±$111kHighest 110% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,795Lowest about the SD average $3,167Highest 16% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 90.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 49 minHighest 174% above SD 23 minLowest 26% above SD
Work from home 4.2%±5.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±18.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grange Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.63Highest 0.98Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (21%)Clear Lake (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blom TownshipFew work in Grange Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 5.8 miHighest 2.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.1Highest
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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