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Huron Township vs Germantown Township

260 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (18.6× in Huron Township) and property tax bill (+46% in Germantown Township).

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Huron Township, SDA small town of 52Pennington County · 52 people
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Germantown Township, SDA small town of 50Codington County · 50 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.
All about Huron Township →
Germantown TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsGermantown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Germantown 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.

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 TownshipGermantown Township
Snow a year37″32″
January low10°F2°F
July high88°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th59th
Outdoors & history
Huron TownshipGermantown Township
Trails9 mi—
Conserved land1.9%—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
Huron TownshipGermantown 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

260 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Huron Township ↔ Germantown Township260 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.

Huron TownshipGermantown Township
People
Population 52Highest 50Lowest
Median age 57.5±26.7Lowest 51% above SD 59.7±13.5Highest 57% above SD
Germantown Township and Huron 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% 20%±47.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Germantown 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% 30%±50.4Lowest SD: 18%
Huron Township and Germantown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5% 12%±28.9Highest SD: 5%
Germantown 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 — $583,300±$288k 127% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,313Lowest 15% below SD $3,375Highest 24% above SD
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 26%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 88%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 46% above SD 32 minHighest 80% above SD
Work from home 9.7%±13.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 29.4%±36.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Germantown 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 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (30%)Watertown (64%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Germantown TownshipFew work in Huron Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 1.0Highest
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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