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Hiland Township vs Ohio Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.6× in Ohio Township) and conserved land (+45.5 pts in Hiland Township).

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Hiland Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County
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Ohio Township, SDA small town of 127Hand County · 127 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.

Hiland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors78.4% conserved land2.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hiland Township →
Ohio TownshipA small town of 127
Quiet strengthsOhio Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ohio 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.

Jobs per worker4.6×
Ohio Township is more of a job hub
Ohio Township 1.53Hiland Township 0.33
Conserved land+45.5 pts
Hiland Township has more conserved land
Hiland Township 78.4%Ohio Township 32.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hiland Township and Ohio Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hiland TownshipOhio TownshipHiland TownshipOhio Township
Hiland Township ↔ Ohio Township6.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Hiland TownshipNot graded BOhio TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state
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
Hiland TownshipOhio Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Hiland TownshipOhio Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land78.4%—
Community
Hiland TownshipOhio 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.

Hiland TownshipOhio Township
People
Population 0Lowest 127Highest
Median age — 43±21 13% above SD
Kids under 18 — 31.5%±17 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 0%±27.3 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 90.1% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±11.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $62,375±$50k 17% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 26.4% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1990 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 7 min 61% below SD
Work from home — 0%±13.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miLowest 37.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 1.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (33%)Miller (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ohio TownshipFew work in Hiland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 78.4%Highest 32.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3 0.3
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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