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Raymond Township vs Garfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: median age (64 yrs in Garfield Township) and work from home (+25 pts in Raymond Township).

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Raymond Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 173 people
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Garfield Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 37 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 differ most

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

Raymond Township and Garfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Raymond TownshipGarfield TownshipRaymond TownshipGarfield Township
Raymond Township ↔ Garfield 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 TownshipGarfield Township
Snow a year22″22″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Raymond TownshipGarfield Township
Trails5 mi5 mi
Conserved land14.8%24.4%
National Register places—1
Archive photos3—
Community
Raymond TownshipGarfield 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 TownshipGarfield Township
People
Population 173Highest 37Lowest
Median age 9.8±26.9Lowest 74% below SD 73.8±19.7Highest 94% above SD
Kids under 18 57.2%±79.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±76.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Raymond Township and Garfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.2%±18.5Lowest SD: 18% 89.2%±94.4Highest SD: 18%
Garfield Township and Raymond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 48.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.2 SD: 5% 0%±38.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly — $200 93% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 75%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (24%)Watertown (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Garfield TownshipFew work in Raymond Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.8%Lowest 24.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 4.8 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 0.7Lowest
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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