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Harrison Township vs Highland Township

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Highland Township) and street grid (3× in Harrison Township).

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Harrison Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 42 people
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Highland Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 51 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
Harrison TownshipHighland Township
Snow a year23″42″
January low—11°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th65th
Outdoors & history
Harrison TownshipHighland Township
Trails7 mi15 mi
Conserved land16.8%40.8%
Community
Harrison TownshipHighland 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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harrison Township ↔ Highland Township88 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.

Harrison TownshipHighland Township
People
Population 42Lowest 51Highest
Median age 56.8±12.5Highest 49% above SD 52.1±7.2Lowest 37% above SD
Harrison Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.7%±59.3Highest SD: 24.2% 11.8%±48.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Harrison Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.6%±62.7Highest SD: 18% 25.5%±58.7Lowest SD: 18%
Harrison Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 47.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±33.7Lowest SD: 5% 23.5%±30.7Highest SD: 5%
Highland Township and Harrison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,417±$48kLowest about the SD average $132,500±$75kHighest 76% above SD
Highland Township and Harrison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,500±$15k 56% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,950 28% below SD
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 88.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 81.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD 1966Highest 14 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 57% below SD
Work from home 68%±53.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±27Lowest SD: 9.7%
Harrison Township and Highland 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 52.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 2.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oakes (10%)Platte (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Highland TownshipFew work in Harrison Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.8%Lowest 40.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.2Lowest
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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