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Hillside Township vs Troy Township

79 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+60.9 pts in Hillside Township).

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Hillside Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 50 people
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Troy Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 78 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 →
Troy TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors28.2% conserved land4.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Troy 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+60.9 pts
Hillside Township has more conserved land
Hillside Township 89.1%Troy Township 28.2%
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 TownshipTroy Township
Snow a year35″42″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th18th
Outdoors & history
Hillside TownshipTroy Township
Trails4 mi5 mi
Conserved land89.1%28.2%
Community
Hillside TownshipTroy 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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hillside TownshipEdmunds CountyTroy TownshipDay County
Hillside Township ↔ Troy Township79 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 TownshipTroy Township
People
Population 50Lowest 78Highest
Median age 11.5±8Lowest 70% below SD 27.2±24.7Highest 28% below SD
Troy 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% 42.3%±31.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Hillside Township and Troy 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% 16.7%±42.2Highest SD: 18%
Troy 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% 5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.3Lowest SD: 5% 6.4%±14.6Highest SD: 5%
Troy Township and Hillside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $75,667±$30k about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $358,300±$179k 39% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $4,700 73% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 66%Highest SD: 11.9% 16.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50% SD: 68.6% 50% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1992 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 35.7%±22.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±21.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Hillside Township and Troy 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 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowdle (36%)Bristol (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Troy TownshipFew work in Hillside Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 89.1%Highest 28.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Hillside Township

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Towns like Hillside Township

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Bristol Township22 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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