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Hamlin Township vs Cleveland Township

22 miles apart in Hamlin County. The biggest differences: typical home built (36 yrs in Cleveland Township) and conserved land (+19.8 pts in Cleveland Township).

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Hamlin Township, SDA small town of 291Hamlin County · 291 people

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Cleveland Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 298 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.

Hamlin TownshipA small town of 291

Quiet strengthsHamlin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Hamlin Township →

Cleveland TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors20% conserved land3.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Cleveland 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.

Typical home built36 yrs

Cleveland Township’s homes are older

Hamlin Township 1994Cleveland Township 1958

Conserved land+19.8 pts

Cleveland Township has more conserved land

Cleveland Township 20%Hamlin Township 0.2%

Average commute9 min

Cleveland Township has the shorter commute

Hamlin Township 23 minCleveland Township 14 min

Property tax bill+24%

Tax bills are bigger in Hamlin Township

Hamlin Township $2,462Cleveland Township $1,981

Jobs per worker+81%

Cleveland Township is more of a job hub

Cleveland Township 0.65Hamlin Township 0.36

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Cleveland Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Hamlin Township$1,640/mo

Typical home $274K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →

Cleveland Township$2,100/mo

Typical home $368K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Cleveland Township and Hamlin Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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

Hamlin TownshipCleveland Township

Snow a year61″48″

January low2°F —

July high80°F —

Growing season (days)146d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 41st

Outdoors & history

Hamlin TownshipCleveland Township

Trails—3 mi

Conserved land—20%

National Register places1 3

Community

Hamlin TownshipCleveland Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hamlin TownshipCleveland Township

Hamlin Township ↔ Cleveland Township22 miles apart · Same county

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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Hamlin TownshipCleveland Township

People

Population 291Lowest 298Highest

Median age 31.6±9.3Highest 17% below SD 27.9±7.1Lowest 27% below SD

Hamlin Township and Cleveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 34.7%±11.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 44.3%±3Highest SD: 24.2%

Cleveland Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.5%±8.1Highest SD: 18% 2.7%±11Lowest SD: 18%

Hamlin Township and Cleveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 10.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±5.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.7Lowest SD: 5%

Hamlin Township and Cleveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,795±$16kLowest 28% above SD $106,023±$3kHighest 41% above SD

Cleveland Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $273,800±$54kLowest 6% above SD $368,400±$94kHighest 43% above SD

Cleveland Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,462Highest 10% below SD $1,981Lowest 27% below SD

Below poverty line 9.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 14 yrs newer than SD 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 28% above SD 14 minLowest 23% below SD

Work from home 15.9%±10.3Highest SD: 9.7% 10.8%±10.5Lowest SD: 9.7%

Hamlin Township and Cleveland 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 17.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.65Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (22%)Watertown (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cleveland TownshipFew work in Hamlin Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 20%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Hamlin Township neighborsTown Square →

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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.

Hamlin Township vs Cleveland Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Cleveland Township

What daily life feels like in each

22 miles apart

What matters to you?

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