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Irwin Township vs Elliston Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: street grid (3× in Elliston Township).

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Irwin Township, SDA small town of 0Tripp County
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Elliston Township, SDA small town of 21Tripp County · 21 people
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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.

Irwin TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsIrwin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Irwin Township →
Elliston TownshipA small town of 21
Quiet strengthsElliston Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elliston 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.

Street grid3×
Elliston Township has the more walkable street grid
Elliston Township 0.6Irwin Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Irwin Township and Elliston Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Irwin TownshipElliston TownshipIrwin TownshipElliston Township
Irwin Township ↔ Elliston 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
Irwin TownshipElliston Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low10°F10°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)149d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Irwin TownshipElliston Township
Trails27 mi27 mi
Conserved land1.8%0.8%
Community
Irwin TownshipElliston 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.

Irwin TownshipElliston Township
People
Population 0Lowest 21Highest
Median age — 66.3±2.9 74% above SD
Kids under 18 — 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 61.9%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±67.3 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 — 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Colome (12%)Winner (69%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elliston TownshipFew work in Irwin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.8 miLowest 27.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 mi 0.8 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.6Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Irwin Township

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Edens Township73 people
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Sully Township75 people · $272K homes
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Colome Township100 people

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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