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Riverview Township vs Spring Creek Township

Next-door neighbors in Moody County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.1× in Spring Creek Township) and size (2.4× in Spring Creek Township).

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Riverview Township, SDA small town of 14Moody County · 14 people
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Spring Creek Township, SDA small town of 33Moody County · 33 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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Spring Creek TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsSpring Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Creek 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 · Where they are

Riverview Township and Spring Creek Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Riverview TownshipSpring Creek TownshipRiverview TownshipSpring Creek Township
Riverview Township ↔ Spring Creek Township5.6 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 TownshipSpring Creek Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Riverview TownshipSpring Creek Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land1.9%—
National Register places1—
Community
Riverview TownshipSpring Creek 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 TownshipSpring Creek Township
People
Population 14Lowest 33Highest
Median age 49.7±46.2Lowest 31% above SD 58.2±16.9Highest 53% above SD
Spring Creek 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% 21.2%±84.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Riverview Township and Spring Creek 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% 6.1%±96.1Lowest SD: 18%
Riverview Township and Spring Creek 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 11.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.3%±78.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±42.9Lowest SD: 5%
Riverview Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $596,200±$124k 132% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,583 32% above SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 90%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1953 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 53% below SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±7.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Spring Creek 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 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (23%)Sioux Falls (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Creek TownshipFew work in Riverview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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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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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