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Grant Township vs Clifton Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: trails (9× in Grant Township) and size (7.3× in Clifton Township).

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Grant Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 34 people
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Clifton Township, SDA small town of 249Beadle County · 249 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 TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors37.8% conserved land4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Grant Township →
Clifton TownshipA small town of 249
Quiet strengthsClifton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clifton Township →
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.

Trails9×
Grant Township has more miles of trail
Grant Township 4.5 miClifton Township 0.5 mi
Size7.3×
Clifton Township is the bigger place
Clifton Township 249Grant Township 34
Street grid2.5×
Grant Township has the more walkable street grid
Grant Township 2.5Clifton Township 1.0
Conserved land+27.6 pts
Grant Township has more conserved land
Grant Township 37.8%Clifton Township 10.2%
Bachelor’s degree++12.6 pts
More adults in Clifton Township have a degree
Clifton Township 12.6%Grant Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Grant Township and Clifton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipClifton TownshipGrant TownshipClifton Township
Grant Township ↔ Clifton Township5.5 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 TownshipClifton Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipClifton Township
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land37.8%—
Community
Grant TownshipClifton 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 TownshipClifton Township
People
Population 34Lowest 249Highest
Median age 43.2±20.8Highest 14% above SD 23.6±24.7Lowest 38% below SD
Grant Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.1%±60.8Highest SD: 24.2% 43%±40.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 9.2%±11.5Highest SD: 18%
Clifton 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+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 12.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±41.6 SD: 5% 0%±5.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $94,625±$65k 26% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $586,500±$502k 128% above SD
Below poverty line 26.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1959 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±38.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.4%±5.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Clifton Township 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% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (52%)Huron (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clifton TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.8%Highest 10.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 0.5 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 2.5Highest 1.0Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Grant Township

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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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