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Sidney Township vs Fredlund Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+9.9 pts in Sidney Township).

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Sidney Township, SDA small town of 11Perkins County · 11 people
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Fredlund Township, SDA small town of 0Perkins County
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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.

Sidney TownshipA small town of 11
Quiet strengthsSidney Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Fredlund TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsFredlund Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fredlund 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.

Conserved land+9.9 pts
Sidney Township has more conserved land
Sidney Township 22.3%Fredlund Township 12.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sidney Township and Fredlund Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sidney TownshipFredlund TownshipSidney TownshipFredlund Township
Sidney Township ↔ Fredlund Township8.5 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
Sidney TownshipFredlund Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Sidney TownshipFredlund Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—12.4%
Community
Sidney TownshipFredlund 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.

Sidney TownshipFredlund Township
People
Population 11Highest 0Lowest
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Bison (40%)Lemmon (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fredlund TownshipFew work in Sidney Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.3%Highest 12.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2 0.2
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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