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Riverside Township vs Day Township

129 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.6× in Day Township) and conserved land (+57.2 pts in Day Township).

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Riverside Township, SDA small town of 161Clay County · 161 people
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Day Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 178 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.

Riverside TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsRiverside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Riverside 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Riverside Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Day Township$2,000/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Day Township and Riverside 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.

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
Riverside TownshipDay Township
Snow a year31″—
January low7°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)151d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th39th
Outdoors & history
Riverside TownshipDay Township
Trails3 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.5%57.7%
National Register places2—
Community
Riverside TownshipDay 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

129 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Riverside Township ↔ Day Township129 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.

Riverside TownshipDay Township
People
Population 161Lowest 178Highest
Median age 40.3±30 6% above SD 40.3±48.6 6% above SD
Kids under 18 31.7%±16.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 47.8%±5.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Day Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.9%±20.4Highest SD: 18% 7.3%±18.1Lowest SD: 18%
Riverside Township and Day Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 36.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±7.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.9Lowest SD: 5%
Riverside Township and Day Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,719±$42kLowest 42% above SD $117,750±$31kHighest 57% above SD
Day Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $326,900±$140kLowest 27% above SD $345,700±$93kHighest 34% above SD
Day Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,318Highest 15% below SD $2,242Lowest 18% 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 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 min 51% above SD —
Work from home 14.3%±16Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.6%±27.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Day Township and Riverside 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 23.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 3.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Vermillion (19%)Clark (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Day TownshipFew work in Riverside Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 57.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 4.1 miHighest
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 1.3Highest 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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