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Hiland Township vs Rose Hill Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+46.7 pts in Hiland Township).

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Hiland Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County
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Rose Hill Township, SDA small town of 23Hand County · 23 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 →
Rose Hill TownshipA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsRose Hill Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rose Hill 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.

Conserved land+46.7 pts
Hiland Township has more conserved land
Hiland Township 78.4%Rose Hill Township 31.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hiland Township and Rose Hill Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hiland TownshipRose Hill TownshipHiland TownshipRose Hill Township
Hiland Township ↔ Rose Hill Township5.3 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
Hiland TownshipRose Hill 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 TownshipRose Hill Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land78.4%—
National Register places—1
Community
Hiland TownshipRose Hill 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 TownshipRose Hill Township
People
Population 0Lowest 23Highest
Median age — 46.9±52.1 23% above SD
Kids under 18 — 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 47.8%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±61.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 30.4% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±62.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (33%)Miller (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rose Hill TownshipFew work in Hiland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 78.4%Highest 31.7%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 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Hiland Township

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Spring Lake Township55 people
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Hulbert Township39 people

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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