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Grant Township vs Hart Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Grant Township) and typical home built (45 yrs in Hart Township).

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Grant Township, SDA small town of 177Roberts County · 177 people
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Hart Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 50 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 →
Hart TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.2% conserved land0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Hart 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.

Trails8×
Grant Township has more miles of trail
Grant Township 2.4 miHart Township 0.3 mi
Typical home built45 yrs
Hart Township’s homes are older
Grant Township 1986Hart Township 1941
Jobs per worker2.7×
Grant Township is more of a job hub
Grant Township 0.16Hart Township 0.06
Size3.5×
Grant Township is the bigger place
Grant Township 177Hart Township 50
Bachelor’s degree++14 pts
More adults in Grant Township have a degree
Grant Township 14%Hart Township 0%
Conserved land+12.8 pts
Hart Township has more conserved land
Hart Township 22.2%Grant Township 9.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Grant Township and Hart Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipHart TownshipGrant TownshipHart Township
Grant Township ↔ Hart Township7.0 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 TownshipHart Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st41st
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipHart Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land9.4%22.2%
National Register places—1
Community
Grant TownshipHart 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 TownshipHart Township
People
Population 177Highest 50Lowest
Median age 52.7±9.6Highest 39% above SD 46.5±13.8Lowest 22% above SD
Grant Township and Hart Township 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% 38%±47.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Hart Township 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%±64.6Lowest SD: 18%
Grant Township and Hart 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%±28.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$19k 40% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 4%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 85%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD 1941Lowest 39 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%±35.7 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (20%)Sisseton (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hart TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.4%Lowest 22.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.2Highest
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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Bryant Township152 people · $283K homes
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Easter Township43 people

Towns like Grant Township

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West Point Township193 people · $223K homes
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Winfred Township158 people · $234K 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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