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Richland Township vs Cavour

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (26.4× in Cavour) and trails (15× in Richland Township).

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Richland Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 83 people
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Cavour, SDA small town of 186South Dakota · 186 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 →
CavourA small town of 186
Quiet strengthsCavour doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cavour →
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.

Street grid26.4×
Cavour has the more walkable street grid
Cavour 31.7Richland Township 1.2
Trails15×
Richland Township has more miles of trail
Richland Township 3.0 miCavour 0.2 mi
Home values2.9×
Homes cost more in Richland Township
Richland Township $279,800Cavour $97,100
Age 65++76.4 pts
Richland Township has more people 65 and up
Richland Township 85.5%Cavour 9.1%
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Richland Township
Richland Township $2,432Cavour $920
Jobs per worker3.1×
Cavour is more of a job hub
Cavour 0.37Richland Township 0.12
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,080 more a month in Richland 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$590/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

The difference: $1,080 a month, about $13,000 a year, between Richland Township and Cavour.

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 share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Richland TownshipCavourRichland TownshipCavour
Richland Township ↔ Cavour3.1 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
Richland TownshipCavour
Snow a year39″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Richland TownshipCavour
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land17.8%—
National Register places1—
Community
Richland TownshipCavour
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
People
Population 83Lowest 186Highest
Median age 69.8±5.4Highest 84% above SD 35.2±29.2Lowest 7% below SD
Richland Township and Cavour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±34.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 45.7%±18.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Cavour 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% 9.1%±8.4Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 5.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17Lowest SD: 5% 1.1%±5.6Highest SD: 5%
Cavour 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 $90,000±$24kHighest 20% above SD
Cavour and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $279,800±$53kHighest 9% above SD $97,100±$43kLowest 62% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,432Highest 11% below SD $920Lowest 66% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 75%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 15.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 92.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 9% above SD 15 minLowest 15% below SD
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±13.2 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (48%)Huron (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CavourFew work in Richland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Highest 12.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 31.7Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Richland Township

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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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