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Palmyra Township vs Allison Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: size (4.4× in Palmyra Township) and homeowners (+26.1 pts renters in Palmyra Township).

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Palmyra Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 61 people
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Allison Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 14 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Palmyra Township and Allison Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Palmyra TownshipAllison TownshipPalmyra TownshipAllison Township
Palmyra Township ↔ Allison Township5.3 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
Palmyra TownshipAllison Township
Snow a year39″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Palmyra TownshipAllison Township
Trails14 mi7 mi
Conserved land31.6%57.1%
National Register places—1
Community
Palmyra TownshipAllison 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.

Palmyra TownshipAllison Township
People
Population 61Highest 14Lowest
Median age 37.8±37.3Highest about the SD average 15.5±6.4Lowest 59% below SD
Palmyra Township and Allison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±37.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 71.4%±90.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Allison Township and Palmyra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.9%±57.4Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Palmyra Township and Allison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 50%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.2 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,861±$73k about the SD average —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 85.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 min 19% below SD —
Work from home 0%±32.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 33.3%±54.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Allison Township and Palmyra 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 31.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (29%)Aberdeen (64%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Allison TownshipFew work in Palmyra Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.6%Lowest 57.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.7 miHighest 7.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 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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