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Grant Township vs Delaware Township

Next-door neighbors in Lincoln County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.3× in Delaware Township) and average commute (27 min in Grant Township).

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Grant Township, SDA small town of 490Lincoln County · 490 people
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Delaware Township, SDA small town of 203Lincoln County · 203 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.

Grant TownshipA small town of 490
Quiet strengthsGrant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grant Township →
Delaware TownshipA small town of 203
Quiet strengthsDelaware Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Delaware 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 worker5.3×
Delaware Township is more of a job hub
Delaware Township 1.01Grant Township 0.19
Average commute27 min
Grant Township has the shorter commute
Delaware Township 47 minGrant Township 20 min
Property tax bill+76%
Tax bills are bigger in Grant Township
Grant Township $2,638Delaware Township $1,500
Typical home built34 yrs
Delaware Township’s homes are older
Grant Township 1972Delaware Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++15.2 pts
More adults in Delaware Township have a degree
Delaware Township 42.9%Grant Township 27.7%
Size2.4×
Grant Township is the bigger place
Grant Township 490Delaware Township 203
★ What stands out · Where they are

Grant Township and Delaware Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipDelaware TownshipGrant TownshipDelaware Township
Grant Township ↔ Delaware 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
Grant TownshipDelaware Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd53rd
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipDelaware Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—0.7%
Community
Grant TownshipDelaware 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.

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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.

Grant TownshipDelaware Township
People
Population 490Highest 203Lowest
Median age 29.3±23.1Lowest 23% below SD 32.9±6.9Highest 13% below SD
Delaware Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.2%±31.7Highest SD: 24.2% 15.8%±16.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.7%±8Highest SD: 18% 3.9%±15Lowest SD: 18%
Grant Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±3.4Lowest SD: 5% 5.4%±8.8Highest SD: 5%
Delaware Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,021±$21kHighest 43% above SD $105,417±$65kLowest 40% above SD
Grant Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $343,500±$69k 33% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,638Highest 3% below SD $1,500Lowest 45% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 11% above SD 47 minHighest 161% above SD
Work from home 57.5%±55.3Highest SD: 9.7% 37.4%±34.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grant Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (57%)Sioux Falls (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Delaware TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 5.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest
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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