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Huron Township vs Cedar Butte Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Huron Township) and street grid (3× in Huron Township).

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Huron Township, SDA small town of 52Pennington County · 52 people
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Cedar Butte Township, SDA small town of 77Pennington County · 77 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.

Huron TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsHuron Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Cedar Butte TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsCedar Butte Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cedar Butte 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

Huron Township and Cedar Butte Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Huron TownshipCedar Butte TownshipHuron TownshipCedar Butte Township
Huron Township ↔ Cedar Butte Township7.2 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
Huron TownshipCedar Butte Township
Snow a year37″30″
January low10°F9°F
July high88°F89°F
Growing season (days)146d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Huron TownshipCedar Butte Township
Trails9 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.9%0.1%
Community
Huron TownshipCedar Butte 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.

Huron TownshipCedar Butte Township
People
Population 52Lowest 77Highest
Median age 57.5±26.7Highest 51% above SD 49.6±16.2Lowest 31% above SD
Huron Township and Cedar Butte Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.6%±50.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 23.4%±34.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Cedar Butte Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 46.2%±53.4Highest SD: 18% 29.9%±39.9Lowest SD: 18%
Huron Township and Cedar Butte Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest SD: 31.9% 10.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5% 13%±23.2Highest SD: 5%
Cedar Butte Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,500±$9k 17% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $158,300±$62k 39% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,313Highest 15% below SD $1,167Lowest 57% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 29.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD 1975Highest 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 46% above SD 31 minHighest 72% above SD
Work from home 9.7%±13.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 25.6%±34.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Cedar Butte Township and Huron 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 47.8 miHighest 42.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (30%)Rapid City (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cedar Butte TownshipFew work in Huron Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.2Lowest
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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