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

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HetlandSD Eureka TownshipAurora County

Hetland ↔ Eureka Township83 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

HetlandEureka Township

People

Population 10Highest 8Lowest

Median age 72±4.9Lowest 89% above SD 77.7±11.4Highest 104% above SD

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

Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%

Age 65+ 80%±100Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30%Lowest SD: 31.9% 37.5%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,250±$6k 38% below SD —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $57,500±$48k 78% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $675 75% below SD —

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —

Getting to work

Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.50Highest 0.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town De Smet (20%)Plankinton (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eureka TownshipFew work in Hetland

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 18%Lowest 68.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 87.6Highest 0.6Lowest

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.

Hetland vs Eureka Township

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