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Hillside Township vs Afton Township

107 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+50.6 pts in Hillside Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+15.8 pts in Afton Township).

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Hillside Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 50 people
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Afton Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 40 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.

Hillside TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors89.1% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hillside Township →
Afton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.5% conserved land3.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Afton 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+50.6 pts
Hillside Township has more conserved land
Hillside Township 89.1%Afton Township 38.5%
Bachelor’s degree++15.8 pts
More adults in Afton Township have a degree
Afton Township 15.8%Hillside Township 0%
Homeowners+10 pts renters
Afton Township has more renters
Hillside Township 50%Afton Township 40%
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
Hillside TownshipAfton Township
Snow a year35″26″
January low—5°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th45th
Outdoors & history
Hillside TownshipAfton Township
Trails4 mi4 mi
Conserved land89.1%38.5%
Community
Hillside TownshipAfton 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

107 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hillside TownshipEdmunds CountyAfton TownshipSanborn County
Hillside Township ↔ Afton Township107 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.

Hillside TownshipAfton Township
People
Population 50Highest 40Lowest
Median age 11.5±8Lowest 70% below SD 13.8±44.5Highest 64% below SD
Afton Township and Hillside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 62%±19.9Highest SD: 24.2% 52.5%±49Lowest SD: 24.2%
Hillside Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±69.3Lowest SD: 18% 17.5%±79.7Highest SD: 18%
Afton Township and Hillside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.3Lowest SD: 5% 7.5%±27.3Highest SD: 5%
Afton Township and Hillside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 66%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Highest SD: 68.6% 40%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 35.7%±22.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 37.5%±31.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Afton Township and Hillside 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 21.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowdle (36%)Woonsocket (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Afton TownshipFew work in Hillside Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 89.1%Highest 38.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 3.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 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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