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Grant Township vs Ree Heights
50 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (28.3× in Ree Heights) and jobs per worker (3.9× in Ree Heights).
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.
Ree Heights A small town of 38
Quiet strengths Ree Heights doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ree Heights →
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 Township Ree Heights
Outdoors & history
Grant Township Ree Heights
Famous people born here — 2
Community
Grant Township Ree Heights
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 50 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Grant Township ↔ Ree Heights 50 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
Grant Township Ree Heights
People
Population
34 Lowest
38 Highest
Median age
43.2 ±20.8 Lowest
14% above SD
43.9 ±36.1 Highest
16% above SD
Ree Heights and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
44.1% ±60.8 Highest
SD: 24.2%
5.3% ±65.4 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Ree Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
0% ±100 Lowest
SD: 18%
34.2% ±66.6 Highest
SD: 18%
Ree Heights 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%
8.3% Highest
SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±41.6
SD: 5%
0% ±37.2
SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
— $74,196 ±$9k
about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $18,100 ±$12k
93% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $259
90% below SD
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%
Typical home builtmedian year
— 1938
42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
— 16 min
9% below SD
Work from home
0% ±38.5
SD: 9.7%
0% ±34.5
SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0%
0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
10.8 mi Lowest
18.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.12 Lowest
0.47 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Huron (52%) Miller (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Ree Heights Few work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
37.8% Highest
0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
4.5 mi Highest
0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi Highest
0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
2.5 Lowest
70.7 Highest
South Dakota average“±” 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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