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Miller Township vs Logan Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: trails (17× in Miller Township) and jobs per worker (10.4× in Miller Township).

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Miller Township, SDA regional job hubHand County · 99 people
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Logan Township, SDA small town of 0Hand County
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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.

Miller TownshipA regional job hub
Work181 jobsbased in Miller Township, a regional job hub All about Miller Township →
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.
All about Logan 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.

Trails17×
Miller Township has more miles of trail
Miller Township 1.7 miLogan Township 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker10.4×
Miller Township is more of a job hub
Miller Township 2.59Logan Township 0.25
Street grid2.8×
Miller Township has the more walkable street grid
Miller Township 1.1Logan Township 0.4
Conserved land+8.7 pts
Logan Township has more conserved land
Logan Township 9.2%Miller Township 0.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Miller Township and Logan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Miller TownshipLogan TownshipMiller TownshipLogan Township
Miller Township ↔ Logan Township5.9 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
Miller TownshipLogan Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd62nd
Outdoors & history
Miller TownshipLogan Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0.5%—
Community
Miller TownshipLogan 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.

Miller TownshipLogan Township
People
Population 99Highest 0Lowest
Median age 61.1±29.4 61% above SD —
Kids under 18 25.3%±24.8 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 44.4%±35.9 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.6% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 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% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.3% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1983 3 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 33.3%±40.6 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 46.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.59Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (34%)Clarinda (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew work in Miller Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.4Lowest
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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