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Hillside Township vs Naples

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (83× in Naples) and conserved land (+88.4 pts in Hillside Township).

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Hillside Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 50 people
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Naples, SDA small town of 96South Dakota · 96 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 →
NaplesA small town of 96
Quiet strengthsNaples doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Naples →
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.

Street grid83×
Naples has the more walkable street grid
Naples 49.8Hillside Township 0.6
Conserved land+88.4 pts
Hillside Township has more conserved land
Hillside Township 89.1%Naples 0.7%
Homeowners+14.7 pts renters
Hillside Township has more renters
Naples 64.7%Hillside Township 50%
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 TownshipNaples
Snow a year35″41″
January low—3°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th39th
Outdoors & history
Hillside TownshipNaples
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land89.1%—
Community
Hillside TownshipNaples
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

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hillside TownshipEdmunds CountyNaplesSD
Hillside Township ↔ Naples99 miles apart
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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 TownshipNaples
People
Population 50Lowest 96Highest
Median age 11.5±8Lowest 70% below SD 13.7±18.5Highest 64% below SD
Naples 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% 54.2%±55.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Hillside Township and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±69.3Lowest SD: 18% 11.5%±29.4Highest SD: 18%
Naples 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% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.3 SD: 5% 0%±14.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $106,300±$67k 59% below SD
Below poverty line 66%Highest SD: 11.9% 53.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Lowest SD: 68.6% 64.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 29 min 64% above SD
Work from home 35.7%±22.1Highest SD: 9.7% 7.1%±9.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Hillside Township and Naples 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 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowdle (36%)Watertown (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NaplesFew work in Hillside Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 89.1%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 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 0.6Lowest 49.8Highest
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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