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Greenfield Township vs Raymond Township

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Raymond Township) and conserved land (+43.9 pts in Greenfield Township).

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Greenfield Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 270 people
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Raymond Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 173 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.

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
Greenfield TownshipRaymond Township
Snow a year38″22″
January low0°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)145d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th39th
Outdoors & history
Greenfield TownshipRaymond Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land58.7%14.8%
Archive photos—3
Community
Greenfield TownshipRaymond 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

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Greenfield Township ↔ Raymond Township63 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.

Greenfield TownshipRaymond Township
People
Population 270Highest 173Lowest
Median age 12.8±4.5Highest 66% below SD 9.8±26.9Lowest 74% below SD
Greenfield Township and Raymond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 58.1%±82.1Highest SD: 24.2% 57.2%±79.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Greenfield Township and Raymond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±12.8Lowest SD: 18% 9.2%±18.5Highest SD: 18%
Raymond Township and Greenfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 45.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.2 SD: 5% 0%±8.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 4.1%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%±9.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 100%Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miLowest 37.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (50%)Clark (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Raymond TownshipFew work in Greenfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 58.7%Highest 14.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 5.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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