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Miner Township vs Benedict Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (29.5× in Benedict Township) and conserved land (+36.3 pts in Benedict Township).

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Miner Township, SDA small town of 26Miner County · 26 people
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Benedict Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 23 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.

Miner TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsMiner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Miner Township →
Benedict TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors55.6% conserved land5.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Benedict 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.

Trails29.5×
Benedict Township has more miles of trail
Benedict Township 5.9 miMiner Township 0.2 mi
Conserved land+36.3 pts
Benedict Township has more conserved land
Benedict Township 55.6%Miner Township 19.3%
Homeowners+12.2 pts renters
Benedict Township has more renters
Miner Township 38.9%Benedict Township 26.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Miner Township and Benedict Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Miner TownshipBenedict TownshipMiner TownshipBenedict Township
Miner Township ↔ Benedict Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Miner TownshipBenedict Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th45th
Outdoors & history
Miner TownshipBenedict Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—55.6%
Community
Miner TownshipBenedict 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.

Miner TownshipBenedict Township
People
Population 26Highest 23Lowest
Median age 53.3±2Highest 40% above SD 27.9±62.9Lowest 27% below SD
Miner Township and Benedict Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 17.4%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Benedict Township and Miner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.8%±100Highest SD: 18% 17.4%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Miner Township and Benedict Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±54.4 SD: 5% 0%±61.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 47.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 38.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 26.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1944 36 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (45%)Mitchell (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Benedict TownshipFew work in Miner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.3%Lowest 55.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 5.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6 0.6
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Miner Township

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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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