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Liberty Township vs Independence Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+67 pts in Liberty Township) and size (7.1× in Independence Township).

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Liberty Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 10 people
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Independence Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 71 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 differ most

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

Liberty Township and Independence Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Liberty TownshipIndependence TownshipLiberty TownshipIndependence Township
Liberty Township ↔ Independence Township5.0 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
Liberty TownshipIndependence Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th18th
Outdoors & history
Liberty TownshipIndependence Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land50.6%31.7%
Community
Liberty TownshipIndependence 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.

Liberty TownshipIndependence Township
People
Population 10Lowest 71Highest
Median age 55.5±24.9Lowest 46% above SD 69.9±6Highest 84% above SD
Independence Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 2.8%±37.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Independence Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30%±100Lowest SD: 18% 76.1%±33.1Highest SD: 18%
Independence Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 70%Highest SD: 31.9% 3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100Lowest SD: 5% 2.8%±14.6Highest SD: 5%
Independence Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $76,125±$58k about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $345,800±$235k 34% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,028 26% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 2.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1957 23 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 61.8%±16.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Independence Township and Liberty 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 22.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 0.90Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (19%)Webster (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Independence TownshipFew work in Liberty Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 50.6%Highest 31.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.7Highest
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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