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Trail Township vs Como Township

187 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.5× in Trail Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+21.5 pts in Trail Township).

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Trail Township, SDA small town of 43Perkins County · 43 people
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Como Township, SDA small town of 72Hand County · 72 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.

Trail TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsTrail Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Trail Township →
Como TownshipA small town of 72
Quiet strengthsComo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Como 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.

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
Trail TownshipComo Township
Snow a year42″37″
January low9°F5°F
July high87°F85°F
Growing season (days)142d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th62nd
Outdoors & history
Trail TownshipComo Township
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land6.1%10.1%
Community
Trail TownshipComo 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.

Where they are

187 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Trail Township ↔ Como Township187 miles apart
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.

Trail TownshipComo Township
People
Population 43Lowest 72Highest
Median age 4.6±23.3Lowest 88% below SD 14.4±9Highest 62% below SD
Como Township and Trail Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 58.1%±49.2Highest SD: 24.2% 56.9%±71.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Trail Township and Como Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±78.3Highest SD: 18% 0%±48.1Lowest SD: 18%
Trail Township and Como Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 45.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.9 SD: 5% 0%±19.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 56.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948 32 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±83.3 SD: 9.7% 0%±32.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 56.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (44%)Ohio Township (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Como TownshipFew work in Trail Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Lowest 10.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.4Lowest
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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