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Grant Township vs Crandon Township

100 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.3× in Crandon Township) and property tax bill (+88% in Grant Township).

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Grant Township, SDA small town of 204McCook County · 204 people
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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 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 204
Quiet strengthsGrant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Crandon TownshipA small town of 101
Quiet strengthsCrandon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crandon 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.

Trails6.3×
Crandon Township has more miles of trail
Crandon Township 12.6 miGrant Township 2.0 mi
Property tax bill+88%
Tax bills are bigger in Grant Township
Grant Township $2,587Crandon Township $1,375
Typical home built51 yrs
Grant Township’s homes are older
Crandon Township 1989Grant Township 1938
Street grid2.2×
Grant Township has the more walkable street grid
Grant Township 1.3Crandon Township 0.6
Bachelor’s degree++14.7 pts
More adults in Crandon Township have a degree
Crandon Township 69.2%Grant Township 54.5%
Homeowners+12.8 pts renters
Grant Township has more renters
Crandon Township 78.9%Grant Township 66.1%
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 TownshipCrandon Township
Snow a year41″—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th30th
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipCrandon Township
Trails2 mi13 mi
Conserved land1.3%0.4%
Community
Grant TownshipCrandon 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

100 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipMcCook CountyCrandon TownshipSpink County
Grant Township ↔ Crandon Township100 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.

Grant TownshipCrandon Township
People
Population 204Highest 101Lowest
Median age 23.5±11.9Lowest 38% below SD 26.1±9.5Highest 31% below SD
Crandon Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 45.6%±10.9Highest SD: 24.2% 30.7%±20.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 2.5%±15.7Lowest SD: 18% 8.9%±31.9Highest SD: 18%
Crandon Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 54.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 69.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±5.3Lowest SD: 5% 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5%
Crandon 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 $105,577±$36kLowest 41% above SD $112,708±$73kHighest 50% above SD
Crandon Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $370,000±$127k 44% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $830±$563 12% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,587Highest 5% below SD $1,375Lowest 50% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 15.3%Lowest SD: 11.9% 29.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 78.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 min 94% above SD —
Work from home 36.1%±41.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 54.1%±31.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Crandon Township and Grant 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 28.3 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (48%)Mellette (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crandon TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 12.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 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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