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Mina vs Cortlandt Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (24.2× in Cortlandt Township) and street grid (4.6× in Mina).

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Mina, SDAn outdoors townSouth Dakota · 767 people
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Cortlandt Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 834 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.

MinaAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.2% conserved land0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Mina →
Cortlandt TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors67.5% conserved land12 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Cortlandt 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.

Trails24.2×
Cortlandt Township has more miles of trail
Cortlandt Township 12.1 miMina 0.5 mi
Street grid4.6×
Mina has the more walkable street grid
Mina 6.4Cortlandt Township 1.4
Conserved land+43.3 pts
Cortlandt Township has more conserved land
Cortlandt Township 67.5%Mina 24.2%
Jobs per worker+64%
Cortlandt Township is more of a job hub
Cortlandt Township 0.59Mina 0.36
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mina and Cortlandt Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MinaCortlandt TownshipMinaCortlandt Township
Mina ↔ Cortlandt Township1.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
14 Cortlandt Township residents work in Mina (5.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Cortlandt Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Mina$2,210/mo
Typical home $379K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,521/mo · Housing →
Cortlandt Township$2,190/mo
Typical home $375K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,216/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
MinaCortlandt Township
Snow a year34″34″
January low3°F3°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
MinaCortlandt Township
Trails1 mi12 mi
Conserved land24.2%67.5%
Archive photos1—
Community
MinaCortlandt 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.

MinaCortlandt Township
People
Population 767Lowest 834Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -4.3% SD: +8.9%
Median age 54.3±9.1Highest 43% above SD 52.7±9.3Lowest 39% above SD
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±11.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 25.4%±10.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Cortlandt Township and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±4.3Highest SD: 18% 17%±4.6Lowest SD: 18%
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 43.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.8Highest SD: 5% 0.8%±1.7Lowest SD: 5%
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,333±$28kLowest 38% above SD $103,611±$31kHighest 38% above SD
Cortlandt Township and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $378,600±$82kHighest 47% above SD $375,000±$73kLowest 46% above SD
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,521±$756Highest 61% above SD $1,216±$670Lowest 29% above SD
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,693Highest about the SD average $2,640Lowest 3% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.8%±66Highest SD: 39.8% 40.7%±58.9Lowest SD: 39.8%
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.3%Lowest SD: 11.9% 2.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 91.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than SD 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 20% above SD 21 minLowest 17% above SD
Work from home 13.1%±8.5Highest SD: 9.7% 12.3%±8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Mina and Cortlandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Lowest 7.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 mi 14.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.59Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (29%)Aberdeen (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cortlandt Township6% work in Mina
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.2%Lowest 67.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 12.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.4Highest 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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