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Hidewood Township vs Cornwall Township

71 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (17 min in Cornwall Township) and conserved land (+28.6 pts in Cornwall Township).

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Hidewood Township, SDA small town of 88Deuel County · 88 people
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Cornwall Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 83 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.

Hidewood TownshipA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsHidewood Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hidewood Township →
Cornwall TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.7% conserved land7.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Cornwall 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.

Average commute17 min
Cornwall Township has the shorter commute
Hidewood Township 27 minCornwall Township 11 min
Conserved land+28.6 pts
Cornwall Township has more conserved land
Cornwall Township 32.7%Hidewood Township 4.1%
Jobs per worker2.2×
Hidewood Township is more of a job hub
Hidewood Township 0.63Cornwall Township 0.29
Typical home built26 yrs
Cornwall Township’s homes are older
Hidewood Township 2012Cornwall Township 1986
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Hidewood 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.

Hidewood Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $220K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Cornwall Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Hidewood Township and Cornwall 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
Hidewood TownshipCornwall Township
Snow a year61″44″
January low2°F6°F
July high80°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th29th
Outdoors & history
Hidewood TownshipCornwall Township
Trails6 mi8 mi
Conserved land4.1%32.7%
Community
Hidewood TownshipCornwall 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

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hidewood TownshipDeuel CountyCornwall TownshipSpink County
Hidewood Township ↔ Cornwall Township71 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.

Hidewood TownshipCornwall Township
People
Population 88Highest 83Lowest
Median age 42.9±18Lowest 13% above SD 45.3±28Highest 19% above SD
Cornwall Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33%±39.3Highest SD: 24.2% 32.5%±26.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Hidewood Township and Cornwall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±27.7Lowest SD: 18% 24.1%±40Highest SD: 18%
Cornwall Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 32.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±15.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±17Lowest SD: 5%
Hidewood Township and Cornwall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,750±$107kLowest 78% above SD $155,469±$77kHighest 107% above SD
Cornwall Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,000±$83kHighest 15% below SD $156,300±$130kLowest 39% below SD
Hidewood Township and Cornwall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,600 41% below SD —
Below poverty line 2.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD 1986Lowest 6 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 54% above SD 11 minLowest 39% below SD
Work from home 15.9%±17.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 25%±36.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Cornwall Township and Hidewood 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 22.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (24%)Redfield (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cornwall TownshipFew work in Hidewood Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 32.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
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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