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Holland Township vs Walnut Grove Township

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (39.3× in Walnut Grove Township) and property tax bill (2.3× in Walnut Grove Township).

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Holland Township, SDA small town of 97Douglas County · 97 people
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Walnut Grove Township, SDA small town of 183Douglas County · 183 people
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.

Holland TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsHolland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Walnut Grove TownshipA small town of 183
Quiet strengthsWalnut Grove Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Walnut Grove Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Holland Township and Walnut Grove Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Holland TownshipWalnut Grove TownshipHolland TownshipWalnut Grove Township
Holland Township ↔ Walnut Grove Township6.0 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
Holland TownshipWalnut Grove Township
Snow a year38″34″
January low8°F10°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)153d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th35th
Outdoors & history
Holland TownshipWalnut Grove Township
Conserved land11%7.9%
Community
Holland TownshipWalnut Grove 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.

Holland TownshipWalnut Grove Township
People
Population 97Lowest 183Highest
Median age 35.5±21.9Lowest 7% below SD 42.4±28.5Highest 12% above SD
Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.8%±23.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.4%±12.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.6%±26.3Lowest SD: 18% 23.5%±15.3Highest SD: 18%
Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.6Lowest SD: 5% 3.3%±8Highest SD: 5%
Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,364±$12k 42% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $458,300±$176k 78% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,545Lowest 43% below SD $3,571Highest 31% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 4.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 84.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than SD 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest about the SD average 14 minLowest 20% below SD
Work from home 38.5%±35.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±9.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Holland Township and Walnut Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 1.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsica (18%)Armour (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walnut Grove TownshipFew work in Holland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11%Highest 7.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.4 miLowest 11.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 0.9Lowest
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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