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Union Township vs Grandview Township

46 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (19× in Union Township) and trails (6.3× in Grandview Township).

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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 89 people
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Grandview Township, SDA small town of 133Douglas County · 133 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.

Union TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.8% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Union Township →
Grandview TownshipA small town of 133
Quiet strengthsGrandview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grandview 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 worker19×
Union Township is more of a job hub
Union Township 0.57Grandview Township 0.03
Trails6.3×
Grandview Township has more miles of trail
Grandview Township 22.1 miUnion Township 3.5 mi
Street grid2.8×
Union Township has the more walkable street grid
Union Township 1.4Grandview Township 0.5
Typical home built45 yrs
Grandview Township’s homes are older
Union Township 1983Grandview Township 1938
Average commute11 min
Grandview Township has the shorter commute
Union Township 30 minGrandview Township 18 min
Conserved land+10.2 pts
Union Township has more conserved land
Union Township 19.8%Grandview Township 9.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,660 more a month in Grandview Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Union Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →
Grandview Township$4,590/mo
Typical home $681K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $2,660 a month, about $31,900 a year, between Grandview Township and Union Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Union TownshipGrandview Township
Snow a year26″34″
January low5°F10°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)140d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th35th
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipGrandview Township
Trails4 mi22 mi
Conserved land19.8%9.6%
Community
Union TownshipGrandview 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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipSanborn CountyGrandview TownshipDouglas County
Union Township ↔ Grandview Township46 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.

Union TownshipGrandview Township
People
Population 89Lowest 133Highest
Median age 26.3±10.1Lowest 31% below SD 28.6±30.8Highest 25% below SD
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.9%±27.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 17.3%±17.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 2.2%±37.4Lowest SD: 18% 33.8%±27.1Highest SD: 18%
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 18%±17.8Highest SD: 5% 4.5%±8.5Lowest SD: 5%
Union Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,083±$76kLowest 56% above SD $137,813±$55kHighest 84% above SD
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $341,700±$267kLowest 33% above SD $680,600±$392kHighest 164% above SD
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,708 37% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±90.9 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 4.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68%Highest SD: 68.6% 63.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 66% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 18.2%±19.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 34.9%±35.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Grandview Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Woonsocket (16%)Corsica (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grandview TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.8%Highest 9.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 22.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 0.5Lowest
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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