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Midland Township vs Miller Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (23.5× in Miller Township) and trails (5.7× in Miller Township).

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Midland Township, SDA small town of 43Hand County · 43 people
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Miller Township, SDA regional job hubHand County · 99 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.

Midland TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsMidland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Midland Township →
Miller TownshipA regional job hub
Work181 jobsbased in Miller Township, a regional job hub All about Miller 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.

Jobs per worker23.5×
Miller Township is more of a job hub
Miller Township 2.59Midland Township 0.11
Trails5.7×
Miller Township has more miles of trail
Miller Township 1.7 miMidland Township 0.3 mi
Bachelor’s degree++48.6 pts
More adults in Miller Township have a degree
Miller Township 48.6%Midland Township 0%
Street grid2.8×
Miller Township has the more walkable street grid
Miller Township 1.1Midland Township 0.4
Homeowners+13.7 pts renters
Miller Township has more renters
Midland Township 100%Miller Township 86.3%
Size2.3×
Miller Township is the bigger place
Miller Township 99Midland Township 43
★ What stands out · Where they are

Midland Township and Miller Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Midland TownshipMiller TownshipMidland TownshipMiller Township
Midland Township ↔ Miller Township5.2 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
Midland TownshipMiller Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd43rd
Outdoors & history
Midland TownshipMiller Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0.5%
Archive photos6—
Community
Midland TownshipMiller 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.

Midland TownshipMiller Township
People
Population 43Lowest 99Highest
Median age 49.1±56.1Lowest 29% above SD 61.1±29.4Highest 61% above SD
Miller Township and Midland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.6%±68.8Highest SD: 24.2% 25.3%±24.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Midland Township and Miller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.6%±71.9Lowest SD: 18% 44.4%±35.9Highest SD: 18%
Miller Township and Midland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 48.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.9 SD: 5% 0%±14.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $228,600±$221k 11% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 86.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1983 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 33.3%±40.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Miller Township and Midland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 52.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 2.59Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (22%)Miller (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Miller TownshipFew work in Midland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.7 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 0.4Lowest 1.1Highest
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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