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Grant Township vs Florence

47 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (67.2× in Florence) and average commute (13 min in Grant Township).

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Grant Township, SDA small town of 177Roberts County · 177 people
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Florence, SDHomes around $526KSouth Dakota · 317 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 →
FlorenceHomes around $526K
Housing$526K typical home63% above the SD typical home SchoolsBetter than 31%of SD districts All about Florence →
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.

Street grid67.2×
Florence has the more walkable street grid
Florence 60.5Grant Township 0.9
Average commute13 min
Grant Township has the shorter commute
Florence 25 minGrant Township 12 min
Household income+39%
Households in Grant Township earn more
Grant Township $105,417Florence $75,909
Jobs per worker2.1×
Florence is more of a job hub
Florence 0.33Grant Township 0.16
Conserved land+9.4 pts
Grant Township has more conserved land
Grant Township 9.4%Florence 0%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Grant TownshipNot graded CFlorenceBetter than 31% of districts in the state
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 TownshipFlorence
Snow a year48″32″
January low5°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)151d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st46th
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipFlorence
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land9.4%—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—1
Community
Grant TownshipFlorence
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

47 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipRoberts CountyFlorenceSD
Grant Township ↔ Florence47 miles apart
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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 TownshipFlorence
People
Population 177Lowest 317Highest
Median age 52.7±9.6Highest 39% above SD 51.3±16Lowest 35% above SD
Grant Township and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±16.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 23.3%±2.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Florence and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.9%±15.7Highest SD: 18% 22.1%±4.7Lowest SD: 18%
Grant Township and Florence 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% 8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8 SD: 5% 0%±4.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$19kHighest 40% above SD $75,909±$9kLowest about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $158,700±$14k 38% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $817±$186 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,708 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 5.9%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Florence and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 9.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.5% SD: 68.6% 85.5% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD 1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 33% below SD 25 minHighest 41% above SD
Work from home 0%±11.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 4%±3.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Florence 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%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (20%)Watertown (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FlorenceFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 60.5Highest
Schools
School district —Florence School District 14-1
High school in town —Florence High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.9
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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