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Meckling Township vs Greenland Township

52 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+89% in Greenland Township) and work from home (+26 pts in Greenland Township).

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Meckling Township, SDA small town of 273Clay County · 273 people
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Greenland Township, SDAn outdoors townMcCook County · 260 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.

Meckling TownshipA small town of 273
Quiet strengthsMeckling Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Meckling 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,390 more a month in Greenland Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Meckling Township$1,660/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →
Greenland Township$3,050/mo
Typical home $524K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

The difference: $1,390 a month, about $16,700 a year, between Greenland Township and Meckling Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Meckling TownshipGreenland Township
Snow a year38″31″
January low10°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)164d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th55th
Outdoors & history
Meckling TownshipGreenland Township
Trails9 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.3%15.3%
National Register places2—
Famous people born here2—
Community
Meckling TownshipGreenland 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

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Meckling Township ↔ Greenland Township52 miles apart
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.

Meckling TownshipGreenland Township
People
Population 273Highest 260Lowest
Median age 41.1±19.9Highest 8% above SD 40.3±15.5Lowest 6% above SD
Meckling Township and Greenland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.3%±12.4Highest SD: 24.2% 29.2%±11.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Meckling Township and Greenland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.8%±13.9Lowest SD: 18% 22.7%±5.8Highest SD: 18%
Greenland Township and Meckling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 44.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±9.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.4Lowest SD: 5%
Meckling Township and Greenland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,750±$26kLowest about the SD average $111,667±$20kHighest 49% above SD
Greenland Township and Meckling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,300±$54kLowest 8% above SD $524,300±$90kHighest 104% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,500Lowest 8% below SD $3,625Highest 33% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±67.3Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Meckling Township and Greenland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 5.4%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.8% SD: 68.6% 79.8% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than SD 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 38% above SD 32 minHighest 79% above SD
Work from home 0%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 26%±9.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Vermillion (28%)Sioux Falls (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Greenland TownshipFew work in Meckling Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 15.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.0 miHighest 6.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Highest 1.4Lowest
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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