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Grant Township vs Plummer Township

38 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (22.5× in Grant Township) and street grid (8.3× in Grant Township).

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Grant Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 34 people
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Plummer Township, SDA small town of 15Brule County · 15 people
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.

Plummer TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsPlummer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plummer 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.

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 TownshipPlummer Township
Snow a year44″38″
January low6°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st65th
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipPlummer Township
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land37.8%—
Community
Grant TownshipPlummer 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.

Where they are

38 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant Township ↔ Plummer Township38 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.

Grant TownshipPlummer Township
People
Population 34Highest 15Lowest
Median age 43.2±20.8Highest 14% above SD 40.1±53.5Lowest 6% above SD
Grant Township and Plummer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.1%±60.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 46.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Plummer Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% 0%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±41.6 SD: 5% 0%±94.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 26.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±38.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 37.5%±35.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Plummer 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 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (52%)Chester Township (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plummer TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.8%Highest 22%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 0.2 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 0.3Lowest
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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