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Grant Township vs West Point Township 169 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+64.2 pts in West Point Township) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Grant Township).
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 Township A small town of 177
Quiet strengths Grant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 169 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Grant Township ↔ West Point Township 169 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
177 Lowest 193 Highest
Median age
52.7 ±9.6 Lowest 39% above SD 54.1 ±23.8 Highest 42% above SD
Kids under 18
19.2% ±16.6 Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.6% ±25.1 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
24.9% ±15.7 SD: 18% 24.9% ±20.3 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14% Lowest SD: 31.9% 20.9% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±8 SD: 5% 0% ±7.3 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$105,417 ±$19k Lowest 40% above SD $129,554 ±$11k Highest 73% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $222,500 ±$4k 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $1,280 53% below 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% 0% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.5% Lowest SD: 68.6% 89.8% Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986 Highest 6 yrs newer than SD 1979 Lowest 1 yr older than SD
Average commuteone way
12 min Lowest 33% below SD 17 min Highest 5% below SD
Work from home
0% ±11.6 Lowest SD: 9.7% 64.2% ±40.3 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
26.8 mi Lowest 43.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.16 Highest 0.06 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Sisseton (20%) Kimball (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in West Point Township Few work in Grant Township
Conserved landshare of the town
9.4% Lowest 14.4% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
2.4 mi Lowest 3.5 mi Highest
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
0.9 Highest 0.6 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Grant Township Towns like Grant Township 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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