Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: median age (29.8 yrs in Star Township) and average commute (27 min in Hickory Township).
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.
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Star TownshipHickory Township
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Population61Lowest98Highest
Median age64.8±8.1Highest 67% above MN35±18.9Lowest 10% below MN
Kids under 188.2%±41Lowest MN: 22.9%35.7%±23.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Hickory Township and Star Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+49.2%±31.2Highest MN: 17.3%17.3%±21.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Star Township and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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