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Grant Township vs Silver Lake Township

9 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in Silver Lake Township) and trails (3.6× in Silver Lake Township).

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Grant Township, SDA small town of 204McCook County · 204 people
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Silver Lake Township, SDA small town of 115Hutchinson County · 115 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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Silver Lake TownshipA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsSilver Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silver Lake 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.

Average commute21 min
Silver Lake Township has the shorter commute
Grant Township 35 minSilver Lake Township 14 min
Trails3.6×
Silver Lake Township has more miles of trail
Silver Lake Township 7.2 miGrant Township 2.0 mi
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Grant Township
Grant Township $2,587Silver Lake Township $1,844
Typical home built24 yrs
Grant Township’s homes are older
Silver Lake Township 1962Grant Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++8.6 pts
More adults in Silver Lake Township have a degree
Silver Lake Township 63.1%Grant Township 54.5%
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 TownshipSilver Lake Township
Snow a year41″41″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th50th
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipSilver Lake Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land1.3%1.5%
Community
Grant TownshipSilver Lake 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

9 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipSilver Lake TownshipGrant TownshipSilver Lake Township
Grant Township ↔ Silver Lake Township8.9 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 TownshipSilver Lake Township
People
Population 204Highest 115Lowest
Median age 23.5±11.9Lowest 38% below SD 26.7±44.5Highest 30% below SD
Silver Lake 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% 31.3%±29.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Silver Lake 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% 3.5%±29.1Highest SD: 18%
Silver Lake 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% 63.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±5.3Lowest SD: 5% 12.2%±15.5Highest SD: 5%
Silver Lake 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±$36k 41% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $225,000±$50k 13% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $830±$563 12% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,587Highest 5% below SD $1,844Lowest 32% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 15.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 73.2%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1962Highest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 94% above SD 14 minLowest 24% below SD
Work from home 36.1%±41.6Highest SD: 9.7% 18.5%±25.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grant Township and Silver Lake 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 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (48%)Freeman (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Silver Lake TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 7.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3 1.3
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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