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Trail Township vs Flat Creek Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: street grid (7× in Trail Township) and homeowners (+46.2 pts renters in Trail Township).

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Trail Township, SDA small town of 43Perkins County · 43 people
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Flat Creek Township, SDA small town of 69Perkins County · 69 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 →
Flat Creek TownshipA small town of 69
Quiet strengthsFlat Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flat Creek 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Trail Township and Flat Creek Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Trail TownshipFlat Creek TownshipTrail TownshipFlat Creek Township
Trail Township ↔ Flat Creek Township4.1 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
Trail TownshipFlat Creek Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Trail TownshipFlat Creek Township
Trails4 mi3 mi
Conserved land6.1%4.3%
Community
Trail TownshipFlat Creek 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.

Trail TownshipFlat Creek Township
People
Population 43Lowest 69Highest
Median age 4.6±23.3Lowest 88% below SD 7.6±4.8Highest 80% below SD
Flat Creek 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% 58%±96.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Trail Township and Flat Creek 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%±50.2Lowest SD: 18%
Trail Township and Flat Creek 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 100%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.9 SD: 5% 0%±20.5 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% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948 32 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±83.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 51.7%±25.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Flat Creek Township and Trail Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (44%)Lemmon (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flat Creek TownshipFew work in Trail Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Highest 4.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 3.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.1Lowest
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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