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Howard Township vs Union Township

Next-door neighbors in Meade County. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Howard Township, SDA small town of 95Meade County · 95 people
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Union Township, SDA small town of 0Meade County
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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.

Howard TownshipA small town of 95
Quiet strengthsHoward Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Union TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsUnion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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★ What stands out · Where they are

Howard Township and Union Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Howard TownshipUnion TownshipHoward TownshipUnion Township
Howard Township ↔ Union Township4.6 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
Howard TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low7°F7°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th79th
Outdoors & history
Howard TownshipUnion Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land1.5%—
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here4—
Community
Howard TownshipUnion 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.

Howard TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 95Highest 0Lowest
Median age 28.5±18 25% below SD —
Kids under 18 41.1%±29.7 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 10.5%±34.5 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.2% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.9 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work from home 25.6%±40.4 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 68.8 miHighest 55.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (33%)Faith (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Howard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.3 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 0.1 0.1
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Howard Township

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Dakota Township51 people

Towns like Howard Township

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Milford Township60 people · $413K homes
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Emmet Township140 people · $420K homes
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America Township118 people · $309K homes
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Lake Township83 people · $70K homes

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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