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Henden Township vs Belleview Township

Next-door neighbors in Miner County. The biggest differences: trails (38× in Belleview Township) and median age (42.5 yrs in Belleview Township).

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Henden Township, SDA small town of 181Miner County · 181 people
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Belleview Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 41 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.

Henden TownshipA small town of 181
Quiet strengthsHenden Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Henden Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Henden 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.

Henden Township$940/mo
Typical home $159K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →
Belleview Township$520/mo
Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Henden Township and Belleview 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.

Where they are

Henden Township and Belleview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Henden TownshipBelleview TownshipHenden TownshipBelleview Township
Henden Township ↔ Belleview Township6.0 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
Henden TownshipBelleview Township
Snow a year36″41″
January low5°F5°F
July high87°F82°F
Growing season (days)149d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Henden TownshipBelleview Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—17.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Henden TownshipBelleview 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.

Henden TownshipBelleview Township
People
Population 181Highest 41Lowest
Median age 27.6±9.5Lowest 27% below SD 70.1±9.5Highest 84% above SD
Kids under 18 43.6%±4.9Highest SD: 24.2% 17.1%±67.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Henden Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.5%±17.9Lowest SD: 18% 65.9%±54.2Highest SD: 18%
Belleview Township and Henden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±8.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 5%
Henden Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,781±$15kHighest about the SD average $69,028±$2kLowest 8% below SD
Henden Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,600±$56kHighest 38% below SD $80,700±$49kLowest 69% below SD
Henden Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,272Highest 53% below SD $1,139Lowest 58% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 5.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 76%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 92% above SD 3 minLowest 81% below SD
Work from home 20.3%±18.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Henden Township and Belleview 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 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (31%)Howard (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Belleview TownshipFew work in Henden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 28.5%Highest 17.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 3.8 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 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
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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