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Minnesota Township vs Agency Township

24 miles apart in Roberts County. The biggest differences: trails (12.9× in Minnesota Township) and typical home built (59 yrs in Minnesota Township).

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Minnesota Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 129 people
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Agency Township, SDA small town of 128Roberts County · 128 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.

Agency TownshipA small town of 128
Quiet strengthsAgency Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

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
Minnesota TownshipAgency Township
Snow a year49″48″
January low1°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)152d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st51st
Outdoors & history
Minnesota TownshipAgency Township
Trails17 mi1 mi
Conserved land26.3%9.8%
National Register places—1
Archive photos3—
Community
Minnesota TownshipAgency 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

24 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Minnesota TownshipAgency TownshipMinnesota TownshipAgency Township
Minnesota Township ↔ Agency Township24 miles apart · Same county
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.

Minnesota TownshipAgency Township
People
Population 129Highest 128Lowest
Median age 26.6±21.3Lowest 30% below SD 27±39.5Highest 29% below SD
Agency Township and Minnesota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 43.4%±6.6Highest SD: 24.2% 27.3%±18.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Minnesota Township and Agency Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.9%±28.6Lowest SD: 18% 11.7%±25.3Highest SD: 18%
Agency Township and Minnesota 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% 5.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11Lowest SD: 5% 8.6%±13.5Highest SD: 5%
Agency Township and Minnesota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Agency Township and Minnesota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 91.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1997Highest 17 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 20.9%±25.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 21.4%±24.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Agency Township and Minnesota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (23%)Sisseton (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Agency TownshipFew work in Minnesota Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.3%Highest 9.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.8 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest
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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