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Huron vs Clyde Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (24.9× in Huron) and size (53.7× in Huron).

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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 people
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Clyde Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 268 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.

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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Clyde Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Huron$1,130/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →
Clyde Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $267K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Clyde Township and Huron.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Huron and Clyde Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HuronClyde TownshipHuronClyde Township
Huron ↔ Clyde Township4.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
106 Clyde Township residents work in Huron (54.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Clyde Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
HuronClyde Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th49th
Outdoors & history
HuronClyde Township
Trails10 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.7%21%
Settled1883—
National Register places9—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here32—
Community
HuronClyde Township
Library hours a week58 hrs—
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.

HuronClyde Township
People
Population 14,385Highest 268Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.3% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD 58.6±14.7Highest 54% above SD
Kids under 18 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2% 20.5%±19.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Huron and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18% 26.9%±8.8Highest SD: 18%
Clyde Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Lowest SD: 31.9% 32.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±1.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.3Lowest SD: 5%
Huron and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,452±$11kLowest 18% below SD $105,703±$41kHighest 41% above SD
Clyde Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $159,000±$17kLowest 38% below SD $267,400±$40kHighest 4% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$59 6% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,926Lowest 29% below SD $2,344Highest 14% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.2%±10.6Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Huron and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD 1964Highest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 min 33% below SD —
Work from home 5.3%±2Lowest SD: 9.7% 19%±11.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 56.6%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.8 miLowest 4.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.66Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (6%)Huron (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clyde Township54% work in Huron
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 21%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.0 miHighest 4.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.3Highest 2.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #32 of 34 in SD—
School district Huron School District 02-2—
High school in town Huron High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 18.9 —
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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