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Groton Township vs Riverside Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+52% in Riverside Township) and trails (2.5× in Riverside Township).

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Groton Township, SDA small town of 98Brown County · 98 people
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Riverside Township, SDA small town of 93Brown County · 93 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.

Groton TownshipA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsGroton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Riverside TownshipA small town of 93
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.

Property tax bill+52%
Tax bills are bigger in Riverside Township
Riverside Township $2,650Groton Township $1,744
Trails2.5×
Riverside Township has more miles of trail
Riverside Township 7.6 miGroton Township 3.1 mi
Homeowners+17.5 pts renters
Riverside Township has more renters
Groton Township 100%Riverside Township 82.5%
Bachelor’s degree++11.4 pts
More adults in Riverside Township have a degree
Riverside Township 24.7%Groton Township 13.3%
Typical home built13 yrs
Riverside Township’s homes are older
Groton Township 1974Riverside Township 1961
★ What stands out · Where they are

Groton Township and Riverside Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Groton TownshipRiverside TownshipGroton TownshipRiverside Township
Groton Township ↔ Riverside Township6.1 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
Groton TownshipRiverside Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th37th
Outdoors & history
Groton TownshipRiverside Township
Trails3 mi8 mi
Conserved land9.2%4.9%
Settled1888—
Archive photos8—
Community
Groton 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.

Groton TownshipRiverside Township
People
Population 98Highest 93Lowest
Median age 64.6±24.3Highest 70% above SD 62.7±24Lowest 65% above SD
Groton Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±28.9 SD: 24.2% 0%±30.4 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 46.9%±29.9Highest SD: 18% 43%±51.9Lowest SD: 18%
Groton Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 24.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.4 SD: 5% 0%±15.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,718±$664 38% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,200±$7k 37% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,744Lowest 36% below SD $2,650Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 82.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 13.3%±13.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±24.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Groton Township and Riverside 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 23.8 mi 23.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.69Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (33%)Aberdeen (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riverside TownshipFew work in Groton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Highest 4.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 7.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.8Lowest
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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