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Linn Township vs Alden Township

17 miles apart in Hand County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.1× in Linn Township) and street grid (2.3× in Linn Township).

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Linn Township, SDA small town of 26Hand County · 26 people
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Alden Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 29 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.

Linn TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsLinn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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
Linn TownshipAlden Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)139d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Linn TownshipAlden Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—36%
Community
Linn TownshipAlden 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

17 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Linn TownshipAlden TownshipLinn TownshipAlden Township
Linn Township ↔ Alden Township17 miles apart · Same county
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.

Linn TownshipAlden Township
People
Population 26Lowest 29Highest
Median age 64.4±1.5Lowest 69% above SD 64.5±10Highest 70% above SD
Alden Township and Linn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±97.5 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 30.8%±100Lowest SD: 18% 41.4%±100Highest SD: 18%
Alden Township and Linn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±54.4 SD: 5% 0%±48.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $76,667±$48k about the SD average
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1993 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±55.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 52.2%±50Highest SD: 9.7%
Alden Township and Linn 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 28.8 miLowest 50.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (20%)Miller (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Alden TownshipFew work in Linn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.8%Lowest 36%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.3Lowest
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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