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Pioneer Township vs Athol Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: conserved land (+43.8 pts in Pioneer Township) and trails (+84% in Athol Township).

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Pioneer Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County
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Athol Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 34 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.

Pioneer TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors66.8% conserved land10 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Pioneer Township →
Athol TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23% conserved land19 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Athol 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.

Conserved land+43.8 pts
Pioneer Township has more conserved land
Pioneer Township 66.8%Athol Township 23%
Trails+84%
Athol Township has more miles of trail
Athol Township 19.0 miPioneer Township 10.3 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Pioneer Township and Athol Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pioneer TownshipAthol TownshipPioneer TownshipAthol Township
Pioneer Township ↔ Athol Township7.2 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
Pioneer TownshipAthol Township
Snow a year44″43″
January low4°F1°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)139d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th30th
Outdoors & history
Pioneer TownshipAthol Township
Trails10 mi19 mi
Conserved land66.8%23%
National Register places1—
Community
Pioneer TownshipAthol 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.

Pioneer TownshipAthol Township
People
Population 0Lowest 34Highest
Median age — 27.5±22.3 28% below SD
Kids under 18 — 44.1%±65.9 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 14.7%±94.2 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 15.8% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±41.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $80,625±$79k 7% above SD
Below poverty line — 26.5% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1985 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 57.1%±55.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chelsea (33%)Redfield (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Athol TownshipFew work in Pioneer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 66.8%Highest 23%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miLowest 19.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.9Highest
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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