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Grant Township vs Easter Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+41.8 pts in Easter Township) and median age (17.7 yrs in Easter Township).

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Grant Township, SDA small town of 177Roberts County · 177 people
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Easter Township, SDA small town of 43Roberts County · 43 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 177
Quiet strengthsGrant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grant Township →
Easter TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsEaster Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Easter 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.

Seasonal homes+41.8 pts
Easter Township has more second homes
Easter Township 47.9%Grant Township 6.1%
Median age17.7 yrs
Easter Township skews older
Easter Township 70.4Grant Township 52.7
Homeowners+25.5 pts renters
Easter Township has more renters
Grant Township 85.5%Easter Township 60%
Size4.1×
Grant Township is the bigger place
Grant Township 177Easter Township 43
Trails2.4×
Easter Township has more miles of trail
Easter Township 5.7 miGrant Township 2.4 mi
Street grid+80%
Grant Township has the more walkable street grid
Grant Township 0.9Easter Township 0.5
★ What stands out · Where they are

Grant Township and Easter Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipEaster TownshipGrant TownshipEaster Township
Grant Township ↔ Easter 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 TownshipEaster Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipEaster Township
Trails2 mi6 mi
Conserved land9.4%3.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Grant TownshipEaster 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 TownshipEaster Township
People
Population 177Highest 43Lowest
Median age 52.7±9.6Lowest 39% above SD 70.4±7.6Highest 85% above SD
Kids under 18 19.2%±16.6Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±65.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Easter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.9%±15.7Lowest SD: 18% 81.4%±57.4Highest SD: 18%
Easter 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+ 14%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8 SD: 5% 0%±32.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$19kHighest 40% above SD $80,662±$32kLowest 7% above SD
Grant Township and Easter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 60%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 min 33% below SD —
Work from home 0%±11.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±52.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (20%)Sisseton (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Easter TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.4%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 5.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Grant Township

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Sisseton Township573 people
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West Point Township193 people · $223K homes
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South Shore183 people · $87K homes
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Marindahl Township151 people

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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