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Richland Township vs Cavour Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: household income (3.1× in Cavour Township) and age 65+ (+66.4 pts in Richland Township).

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Richland Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 83 people
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Cavour Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 152 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.

Richland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.8% conserved land3.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Richland Township →
Cavour TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.4% conserved land7.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Cavour Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Household income3.1×
Households in Cavour Township earn more
Cavour Township $168,333Richland Township $54,226
Age 65++66.4 pts
Richland Township has more people 65 and up
Richland Township 85.5%Cavour Township 19.1%
Median age31.5 yrs
Richland Township skews older
Richland Township 69.8Cavour Township 38.3
Trails2.5×
Cavour Township has more miles of trail
Cavour Township 7.6 miRichland Township 3.0 mi
Property tax bill+46%
Tax bills are bigger in Richland Township
Richland Township $2,432Cavour Township $1,667
Bachelor’s degree++18.6 pts
More adults in Cavour Township have a degree
Cavour Township 27%Richland Township 8.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Cavour Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Richland Township$1,670/mo
Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →
Cavour Township$2,060/mo
Typical home $367K (Census) · tax rate 0.45% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Cavour Township and Richland Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Richland Township and Cavour Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Richland TownshipCavour TownshipRichland TownshipCavour Township
Richland Township ↔ Cavour 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
Richland TownshipCavour Township
Snow a year39″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Richland TownshipCavour Township
Trails3 mi8 mi
Conserved land17.8%17.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Richland TownshipCavour 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.

Richland TownshipCavour Township
People
Population 83Lowest 152Highest
Median age 69.8±5.4Highest 84% above SD 38.3±5.8Lowest about the SD average
Kids under 18 0%±34.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.2%±9.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Cavour Township and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 85.5%±23.6Highest SD: 18% 19.1%±16.9Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17Lowest SD: 5% 6.6%±10.2Highest SD: 5%
Cavour Township and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,226±$23kLowest 28% below SD $168,333±$46kHighest 124% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $279,800±$53kLowest 9% above SD $366,700±$204kHighest 42% above SD
Cavour Township and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,432Highest 11% below SD $1,667Lowest 39% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 9% above SD 26 minHighest 43% above SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 22.5%±13.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Cavour Township and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (48%)Huron (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cavour TownshipFew work in Richland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Highest 17.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miLowest 7.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Pearl Creek Township61 people · $286K homes
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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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