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Harmony Township vs Union Township

Next-door neighbors in Edmunds County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12× in Union Township) and age 65+ (+76.4 pts in Harmony Township).

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Harmony Township, SDKnown for its schoolsEdmunds County · 110 people
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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 88 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.

Harmony TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 83%of SD districts Outdoors32.9% conserved land11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Harmony Township →
Union TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors48.6% conserved land12 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Union 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.

Jobs per worker12×
Union Township is more of a job hub
Union Township 2.75Harmony Township 0.23
Age 65++76.4 pts
Harmony Township has more people 65 and up
Harmony Township 76.4%Union Township 0%
In college+42 pts
Union Township is more of a college town
Union Township 42%Harmony Township 0%
Bachelor’s degree++20.9 pts
More adults in Harmony Township have a degree
Harmony Township 20.9%Union Township 0%
Conserved land+15.7 pts
Union Township has more conserved land
Union Township 48.6%Harmony Township 32.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Harmony Township and Union Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harmony TownshipUnion TownshipHarmony TownshipUnion Township
Harmony Township ↔ Union Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
A−Harmony TownshipBetter than 83% of districts in the state –Union TownshipNot graded
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
Harmony TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year34″34″
January low3°F3°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Harmony TownshipUnion Township
Trails11 mi12 mi
Conserved land32.9%48.6%
Community
Harmony TownshipUnion 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.

Harmony TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 110Highest 88Lowest
Median age 68.4±1.3Highest 80% above SD 50.2±20.8Lowest 32% above SD
Harmony Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±25.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±32.1 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 76.4%±22.9Highest SD: 18% 0%±39.4Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.9Lowest SD: 5% 42%±8.8Highest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,174 57% below SD —
Below poverty line 30%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 1991 11 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±62.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 2.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (40%)Ipswich (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Harmony Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 32.9%Lowest 48.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.5 miLowest 11.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
Schools
School district Ipswich Public School District 22-6—
High school in town None in town—
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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