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Grant Township vs Spring Valley Township

Next-door neighbors in McCook County. The biggest differences: typical home built (41 yrs in Grant Township) and homeowners (+25.7 pts renters in Grant Township).

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Grant Township, SDA small town of 204McCook County · 204 people
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Spring Valley Township, SDA small town of 407McCook County · 407 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.
All about Grant Township →
Spring Valley TownshipA small town of 407
Quiet strengthsSpring Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Valley 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.

Typical home built41 yrs
Grant Township’s homes are older
Spring Valley Township 1979Grant Township 1938
Homeowners+25.7 pts renters
Grant Township has more renters
Spring Valley Township 91.8%Grant Township 66.1%
Trails2.3×
Spring Valley Township has more miles of trail
Spring Valley Township 4.6 miGrant Township 2.0 mi
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Spring Valley Township
Spring Valley Township $3,382Grant Township $2,587
Average commute6 min
Spring Valley Township has the shorter commute
Grant Township 35 minSpring Valley Township 28 min
Bachelor’s degree++10 pts
More adults in Grant Township have a degree
Grant Township 54.5%Spring Valley Township 44.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Grant Township and Spring Valley Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Grant TownshipSpring Valley TownshipGrant TownshipSpring Valley Township
Grant Township ↔ Spring Valley Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Spring Valley Township residents work in Grant Township (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Spring Valley Township →
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 TownshipSpring Valley Township
Snow a year41″41″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipSpring Valley Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.3%0.4%
Community
Grant TownshipSpring 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.

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 TownshipSpring Valley Township
People
Population 204Lowest 407Highest
Median age 23.5±11.9Lowest 38% below SD 30.6±21.4Highest 19% below SD
Spring Valley 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% 29%±5.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Spring Valley 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% 12.8%±5.2Highest SD: 18%
Spring Valley 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 44.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±5.3Lowest SD: 5% 8.1%±5.6Highest SD: 5%
Spring Valley 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 $107,813±$18kHighest 44% above SD
Spring Valley 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 — $409,400±$185k 59% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $830±$563 12% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,587Lowest 5% below SD $3,382Highest 24% above 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% 0.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 91.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 94% above SD 28 minLowest 59% above SD
Work from home 36.1%±41.6Highest SD: 9.7% 6.5%±5.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grant Township and Spring Valley 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 28.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (48%)Sioux Falls (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Valley Township2% work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.1Lowest
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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