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Pearl Township vs Hulbert Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: trails (5.7× in Hulbert Township).

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Pearl Township, SDA small town of 0Hand County
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Hulbert Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 39 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.

Pearl TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsPearl Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pearl Township →
Hulbert TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.1% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hulbert 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.

Trails5.7×
Hulbert Township has more miles of trail
Hulbert Township 1.7 miPearl Township 0.3 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Pearl Township and Hulbert Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pearl TownshipHulbert TownshipPearl TownshipHulbert Township
Pearl Township ↔ Hulbert Township4.9 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
Pearl TownshipHulbert Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Pearl TownshipHulbert Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—14.1%
Community
Pearl TownshipHulbert 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.

Pearl TownshipHulbert Township
People
Population 0Lowest 39Highest
Median age — 45.4±43 19% above SD
Kids under 18 — 28.2%±59.8 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 43.6%±73.4 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 39.3% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±36.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $151,250±$116k 101% above SD
Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 2003 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±66.7 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 32.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.00Highest 2.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (20%)Sioux Falls (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hulbert TownshipFew work in Pearl Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.9%Lowest 14.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Pearl Township

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St. Lawrence Township62 people
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Logan Township
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Hiland Township
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Rose Hill Township23 people

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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