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Jackson Township vs Clifton Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.3× in Jackson Township) and trails (4.6× in Jackson Township).

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Jackson Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 99 people
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Clifton Township, SDA small town of 249Beadle County · 249 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.

Clifton TownshipA small town of 249
Quiet strengthsClifton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clifton 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

Jackson Township and Clifton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jackson TownshipClifton TownshipJackson TownshipClifton Township
Jackson Township ↔ Clifton Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border
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
Jackson TownshipClifton Township
Snow a year26″44″
January low5°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th51st
Outdoors & history
Jackson TownshipClifton Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land37.6%—
Community
Jackson TownshipClifton 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.

Jackson TownshipClifton Township
People
Population 99Lowest 249Highest
Median age 37.5±24.2Highest about the SD average 23.6±24.7Lowest 38% below SD
Jackson Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.4%±30.3Highest SD: 24.2% 43%±40.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Jackson Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.1%±32.2Lowest SD: 18% 9.2%±11.5Highest SD: 18%
Clifton Township and Jackson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 12.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.3 SD: 5% 0%±5.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,795±$98kHighest 41% above SD $94,625±$65kLowest 26% above SD
Jackson Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $586,500±$502k 128% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,100 23% below SD —
Below poverty line 2%Lowest SD: 11.9% 2.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 25.6%±30Highest SD: 9.7% 4.4%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Jackson Township and Clifton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Woonsocket (21%)Huron (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clifton TownshipFew work in Jackson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.6%Highest 10.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.5 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 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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