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Hidewood Township vs Grange Township

Next-door neighbors in Deuel County. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in Hidewood Township) and property tax bill (+75% in Grange Township).

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Hidewood Township, SDA small town of 88Deuel County · 88 people
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Grange Township, SDA small town of 141Deuel County · 141 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.

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 →
Grange TownshipA small town of 141
Quiet strengthsGrange Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grange 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 $290 more a month in Grange 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 →
Grange Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $256K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Grange Township and Hidewood 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

Hidewood Township and Grange Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hidewood TownshipGrange TownshipHidewood TownshipGrange Township
Hidewood Township ↔ Grange 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
Hidewood TownshipGrange Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th36th
Outdoors & history
Hidewood TownshipGrange Township
Trails6 mi6 mi
Conserved land4.1%0%
Community
Hidewood TownshipGrange 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.

Hidewood TownshipGrange Township
People
Population 88Lowest 141Highest
Median age 42.9±18Lowest 13% above SD 49.4±26Highest 30% above SD
Grange 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% 9.9%±15.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Hidewood Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±27.7Highest SD: 18% 14.2%±20.6Lowest SD: 18%
Hidewood Township and Grange 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% 41.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±15.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±10Lowest SD: 5%
Hidewood Township and Grange 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±$107kHighest 78% above SD $132,344±$32kLowest 76% above SD
Hidewood Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,000±$83kLowest 15% below SD $256,300±$67kHighest about the SD average
Grange Township and Hidewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,600Lowest 41% below SD $2,795Highest about the SD average
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 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 54% above SD 49 minHighest 174% above SD
Work from home 15.9%±17.1Highest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±5.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Hidewood Township and Grange 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 mi 22.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 1.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (24%)Brookings (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grange TownshipFew work in Hidewood Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miLowest 5.8 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 0.9Highest
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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