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Logan Township vs Richfield Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+100 pts renters in Richfield Township) and trails (4.6× in Logan Township).

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Logan Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 5 people
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Richfield Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 3 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.

Logan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.6% conserved land6.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Logan Township →
Richfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.9% conserved land1.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Richfield 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.

Homeowners+100 pts renters
Richfield Township has more renters
Logan Township 100%Richfield Township 0%
Trails4.6×
Logan Township has more miles of trail
Logan Township 6.5 miRichfield Township 1.4 mi
Jobs per worker2.7×
Logan Township is more of a job hub
Logan Township 1.36Richfield Township 0.50
Conserved land+24.3 pts
Richfield Township has more conserved land
Richfield Township 36.9%Logan Township 12.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Logan Township and Richfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Logan TownshipRichfield TownshipLogan TownshipRichfield Township
Logan Township ↔ Richfield Township6.0 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
Logan TownshipRichfield Township
Snow a year22″23″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th29th
Outdoors & history
Logan TownshipRichfield Township
Trails7 mi1 mi
Conserved land12.6%36.9%
Community
Logan TownshipRichfield 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.

Logan TownshipRichfield Township
People
Population 5Highest 3Lowest
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Logan Township and Richfield 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%±100 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest 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 20.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (18%)Doland (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Richfield TownshipFew work in Logan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Lowest 36.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.5 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Logan Township

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Lincoln Township29 people
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Raymond Township173 people
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Fordham Township116 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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