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Greenleaf Township vs Riverside Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+14 pts in Greenleaf Township).

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Greenleaf Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 6 people
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Riverside Township, SDA small town of 0Hand County
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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.

Greenleaf TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.4% conserved land1.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Greenleaf Township →
Riverside TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsRiverside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Riverside 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.

Conserved land+14 pts
Greenleaf Township has more conserved land
Greenleaf Township 19.4%Riverside Township 5.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Greenleaf Township and Riverside Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Greenleaf TownshipRiverside TownshipGreenleaf TownshipRiverside Township
Greenleaf Township ↔ Riverside Township5.7 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
Greenleaf TownshipRiverside Township
Snow a year44″40″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F86°F
Growing season (days)152d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Greenleaf TownshipRiverside Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land19.4%—
Community
Greenleaf TownshipRiverside 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.

Greenleaf TownshipRiverside Township
People
Population 6Highest 0Lowest
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 100%±100 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 100% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.8 miLowest 47.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Lowest 1.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Longmont (17%)Des Moines (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riverside TownshipFew work in Greenleaf Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.4%Highest 5.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4
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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