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Grange Township vs Hidewood Township

Next-door neighbors in Deuel County. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in Hidewood Township) and property tax bill (+75% in Grange Township).

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Grange Township, SDA small town of 141Deuel County · 141 people
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Hidewood Township, SDA small town of 88Deuel County · 88 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.

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 →
Hidewood TownshipA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsHidewood Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hidewood 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.

Average commute21 min
Hidewood Township has the shorter commute
Grange Township 49 minHidewood Township 27 min
Property tax bill+75%
Tax bills are bigger in Grange Township
Grange Township $2,795Hidewood Township $1,600
Typical home built50 yrs
Grange Township’s homes are older
Hidewood Township 2012Grange Township 1962
Jobs per worker2.6×
Grange Township is more of a job hub
Grange Township 1.63Hidewood Township 0.63
Bachelor’s degree++11.2 pts
More adults in Grange Township have a degree
Grange Township 41.7%Hidewood Township 30.5%
Street grid+50%
Grange Township has the more walkable street grid
Grange Township 0.9Hidewood Township 0.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Grange 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 →
Hidewood Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $220K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Grange Township and Hidewood 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 Hidewood Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grange TownshipHidewood TownshipGrange TownshipHidewood Township
Grange Township ↔ Hidewood 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 TownshipHidewood 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 TownshipHidewood Township
Trails6 mi6 mi
Conserved land0%4.1%
Community
Grange TownshipHidewood 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 TownshipHidewood Township
People
Population 141Highest 88Lowest
Median age 49.4±26Highest 30% above SD 42.9±18Lowest 13% above SD
Grange Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.9%±15.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 33%±39.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Hidewood Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.2%±20.6Lowest SD: 18% 20.5%±27.7Highest SD: 18%
Hidewood Township and Grange 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% 30.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10Lowest SD: 5% 6.8%±15.1Highest SD: 5%
Hidewood 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±$32kLowest 76% above SD $133,750±$107kHighest 78% above SD
Hidewood Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $256,300±$67kHighest about the SD average $220,000±$83kLowest 15% below SD
Grange Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,795Highest about the SD average $1,600Lowest 41% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 2.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 94.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 49 minHighest 174% above SD 27 minLowest 54% above SD
Work from home 4.2%±5.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.9%±17.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Hidewood Township and Grange 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 22.3 mi 22.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.63Highest 0.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (21%)Watertown (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hidewood TownshipFew work in Grange Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.8 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.6Lowest
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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