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Raymond Township vs Ash Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: street grid (2× in Raymond Township) and conserved land (+12.8 pts in Ash Township).

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Raymond Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 173 people
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Ash Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County
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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.

Raymond TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.8% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Raymond Township →
Ash TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.6% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Ash 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.

Street grid2×
Raymond Township has the more walkable street grid
Raymond Township 1.0Ash Township 0.5
Conserved land+12.8 pts
Ash Township has more conserved land
Ash Township 27.6%Raymond Township 14.8%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Raymond Township and Ash Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Raymond TownshipAsh TownshipRaymond TownshipAsh Township
Raymond Township ↔ Ash Township6.0 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
Raymond TownshipAsh Township
Snow a year22″22″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Raymond TownshipAsh Township
Trails5 mi4 mi
Conserved land14.8%27.6%
Archive photos3—
Community
Raymond TownshipAsh 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.

Raymond TownshipAsh Township
People
Population 173Highest 0Lowest
Median age 9.8±26.9 74% below SD —
Kids under 18 57.2%±79.7 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 9.2%±18.5 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.9% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.2 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work from home 100% SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (24%)Clark (67%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ash TownshipFew work in Raymond Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.8%Lowest 27.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Raymond 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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