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Logan Township vs Ohio Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.1× in Ohio Township) and conserved land (+23.7 pts in Ohio Township).

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Logan Township, SDA small town of 0Hand County
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Ohio Township, SDA small town of 127Hand County · 127 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 TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsLogan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Ohio TownshipA small town of 127
Quiet strengthsOhio 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.

Jobs per worker6.1×
Ohio Township is more of a job hub
Ohio Township 1.53Logan Township 0.25
Conserved land+23.7 pts
Ohio Township has more conserved land
Ohio Township 32.9%Logan Township 9.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Logan Township and Ohio Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Logan TownshipOhio TownshipLogan TownshipOhio Township
Logan Township ↔ Ohio Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Logan TownshipNot graded BOhio TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state
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 TownshipOhio Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Community
Logan TownshipOhio 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 TownshipOhio Township
People
Population 0Lowest 127Highest
Median age — 43±21 13% above SD
Kids under 18 — 31.5%±17 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 0%±27.3 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 90.1% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±11.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $62,375±$50k 17% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 26.4% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1990 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 7 min 61% below SD
Work from home — 0%±13.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miHighest 37.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 1.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clarinda (8%)Miller (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ohio TownshipFew work in Logan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Logan Township

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Rockdale Township90 people
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Pearl Township
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Miller Township99 people · $229K homes

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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