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Grange Township vs Sioux Valley Township

119 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (32.6× in Grange Township) and trails (7.3× in Grange Township).

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Grange Township, SDA small town of 141Deuel County · 141 people
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Sioux Valley Township, SDA small town of 112Union County · 112 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 →
Sioux Valley TownshipA small town of 112
Quiet strengthsSioux Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sioux 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Sioux Valley Township$1,510/mo
Typical home $260K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Grange Township and Sioux Valley 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
Grange TownshipSioux Valley Township
Snow a year61″37″
January low2°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)146d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th41st
Outdoors & history
Grange TownshipSioux Valley Township
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%1.3%
National Register places—2
Community
Grange TownshipSioux Valley 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

119 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grange Township ↔ Sioux Valley Township119 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.

Grange TownshipSioux Valley Township
People
Population 141Highest 112Lowest
Median age 49.4±26Lowest 30% above SD 50.7±10.8Highest 33% above SD
Sioux Valley 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% 0%±25.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grange Township and Sioux Valley 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% 14.3%±29.3Highest SD: 18%
Sioux Valley 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 47.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10Lowest SD: 5% 30.4%±33.9Highest SD: 5%
Sioux Valley 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±$32k 76% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $256,300±$67kLowest about the SD average $259,600±$79kHighest about the SD average
Sioux Valley Township and Grange 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 $1,750Lowest 36% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% 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 min 174% above SD —
Work from home 4.2%±5.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±15.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grange Township and Sioux 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 22.3 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.63Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (21%)Sioux Falls (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sioux Valley TownshipFew work in Grange Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.8 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.5Highest
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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