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Stena Township vs Miller Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Miller Township) and median age (15.7 yrs in Miller Township).

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Stena Township, SDKnown for its schoolsMarshall County · 137 people
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Miller Township, SDA regional job hubMarshall County · 334 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.

Stena TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 31%of SD districts Outdoors12.9% conserved land2.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Stena Township →
Miller TownshipA regional job hub
Work244 jobsbased in Miller Township, a regional job hub All about Miller Township →
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.

Jobs per worker10×
Miller Township is more of a job hub
Miller Township 3.81Stena Township 0.38
Median age15.7 yrs
Miller Township skews older
Miller Township 32.1Stena Township 16.4
Bachelor’s degree++27.5 pts
More adults in Stena Township have a degree
Stena Township 44.3%Miller Township 16.8%
Street grid+83%
Miller Township has the more walkable street grid
Miller Township 1.1Stena Township 0.6
Size2.4×
Miller Township is the bigger place
Miller Township 334Stena Township 137
Conserved land+9.8 pts
Stena Township has more conserved land
Stena Township 12.9%Miller Township 3.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Stena Township and Miller Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Stena TownshipMiller TownshipStena TownshipMiller Township
Stena Township ↔ Miller Township5.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Stena Township residents work in Miller Township (10.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Stena Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CStena TownshipBetter than 31% of districts in the state –Miller TownshipNot graded
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
Stena TownshipMiller Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low0°F0°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)135d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Stena TownshipMiller Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land12.9%3.1%
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—6
Community
Stena TownshipMiller 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.

Stena TownshipMiller Township
People
Population 137Lowest 334Highest
Median age 16.4±0.7Lowest 57% below SD 32.1±11.3Highest 16% below SD
Kids under 18 55.5%±76.7Highest SD: 24.2% 41%±8.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Stena Township and Miller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±25.3Lowest SD: 18% 8.1%±11.4Highest SD: 18%
Miller Township and Stena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 16.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.3 SD: 5% 0%±4.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $106,607±$26k 42% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $258,600±$59k about the SD average
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,283 53% below SD
Below poverty line 33%Highest SD: 11.9% 6.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1973 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 56% below SD
Work from home 24.6%±26Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±6.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Stena Township and Miller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 9.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 3.81Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (21%)Britton (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 10% work in Miller TownshipFew work in Stena Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.9%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 3.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 1.1Highest
Schools
School district Britton-Hecla School District 45-4—
High school in town Sunset Colony High School - 06—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.0 —
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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