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Riverview Township vs Fremont Township

Next-door neighbors in Moody County. The biggest differences: size (5.5× in Fremont Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+29.5 pts in Fremont Township).

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Riverview Township, SDA small town of 14Moody County · 14 people
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Fremont Township, SDA small town of 77Moody County · 77 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.

Riverview TownshipA small town of 14
Quiet strengthsRiverview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Fremont TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsFremont Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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

Riverview Township and Fremont Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Riverview TownshipFremont TownshipRiverview TownshipFremont Township
Riverview Township ↔ Fremont Township5.9 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
Riverview TownshipFremont Township
Snow a year40″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Riverview TownshipFremont Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.9%8.3%
National Register places1—
Community
Riverview TownshipFremont 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.

Riverview TownshipFremont Township
People
Population 14Lowest 77Highest
Median age 49.7±46.2Lowest 31% above SD 58.4±12.1Highest 54% above SD
Fremont Township and Riverview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.4%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 3.9%±32.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Riverview Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.9%±100Highest SD: 18% 33.8%±36Lowest SD: 18%
Riverview Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 47.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.3%±78.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±18.4Lowest SD: 5%
Riverview Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $124,861±$67k 66% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $593,800±$84k 131% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,583±$1k 67% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,833 4% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 20%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 73%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 20 min 10% above SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 14.1%±16.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Fremont Township and Riverview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (23%)Sioux Falls (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fremont TownshipFew work in Riverview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 8.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Riverview Township

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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