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Raymond Township vs Greenfield Township

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Raymond Township) and conserved land (+43.9 pts in Greenfield Township).

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Raymond Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 173 people
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Greenfield Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 270 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.

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 TownshipGreenfield Township
Snow a year22″38″
January low—0°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th37th
Outdoors & history
Raymond TownshipGreenfield Township
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land14.8%58.7%
Archive photos3—
Community
Raymond TownshipGreenfield 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.

Where they are

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Raymond Township ↔ Greenfield Township63 miles apart
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 TownshipGreenfield Township
People
Population 173Lowest 270Highest
Median age 9.8±26.9Lowest 74% below SD 12.8±4.5Highest 66% below SD
Greenfield Township and Raymond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 57.2%±79.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 58.1%±82.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Greenfield Township and Raymond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.2%±18.5Highest SD: 18% 0%±12.8Lowest SD: 18%
Raymond Township and Greenfield 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 32.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.2 SD: 5% 0%±5.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±9.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 28.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (24%)Aberdeen (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Greenfield TownshipFew work in Raymond Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.8%Lowest 58.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
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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