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Spring Creek Township vs Riverview 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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Spring Creek Township, SDA small town of 33Moody County · 33 people
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Riverview Township, SDA small town of 14Moody County · 14 people
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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.

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.
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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.
All about Riverview 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.

Jobs per worker14.1×
Spring Creek Township is more of a job hub
Spring Creek Township 1.13Riverview Township 0.08
Size2.4×
Spring Creek Township is the bigger place
Spring Creek Township 33Riverview Township 14
Homeowners+10 pts renters
Spring Creek Township has more renters
Riverview Township 100%Spring Creek Township 90%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Spring Creek Township and Riverview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Creek TownshipRiverview TownshipSpring Creek TownshipRiverview Township
Spring Creek Township ↔ Riverview 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
Spring Creek TownshipRiverview 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
Spring Creek TownshipRiverview Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—1.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Spring Creek TownshipRiverview 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.

Spring Creek TownshipRiverview Township
People
Population 33Highest 14Lowest
Median age 58.2±16.9Highest 53% above SD 49.7±46.2Lowest 31% 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 21.2%±84.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 21.4%±100Highest 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+ 6.1%±96.1Lowest SD: 18% 42.9%±100Highest 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+ 11.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 18.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9Lowest SD: 5% 14.3%±78.2Highest 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 90%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest 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 4.2%±7.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest 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 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (26%)Sioux Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riverview TownshipFew work in Spring Creek Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
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 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Spring Creek Township

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Flandreau Township422 people · $238K homes
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Parnell Township131 people · $342K homes

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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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