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Signal Township vs Hamilton Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+56.5 pts renters in Signal Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+44.7 pts in Hamilton Township).

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Signal Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 94 people
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Hamilton Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 31 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Signal Township and Hamilton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Signal TownshipHamilton TownshipSignal TownshipHamilton Township
Signal Township ↔ Hamilton Township10 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
Signal TownshipHamilton Township
Snow a year37″46″
January low11°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)159d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Signal TownshipHamilton Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land18.8%28.9%
Community
Signal TownshipHamilton 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.

Signal TownshipHamilton Township
People
Population 94Highest 31Lowest
Median age 7.8±71.2Lowest 79% below SD 65.2±12.1Highest 72% above SD
Hamilton Township and Signal Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 53.2%±70.1Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±91.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Signal Township and Hamilton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±35Lowest SD: 18% 54.8%±100Highest SD: 18%
Hamilton Township and Signal Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 74.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15 SD: 5% 0%±45.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 21.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±41.7 SD: 9.7% 0%±71.4 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 mi 8.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (29%)Platte (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hamilton TownshipFew work in Signal Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.8%Lowest 28.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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