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Union Township vs Oneida Township

Next-door neighbors in Sanborn County. The biggest differences: median age (57 yrs in Oneida Township) and size (12.7× in Union Township).

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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 89 people
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Oneida Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 7 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 →
Oneida TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors51.3% conserved land6.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Oneida 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.

Median age57 yrs
Oneida Township skews older
Oneida Township 83.3Union Township 26.3
Size12.7×
Union Township is the bigger place
Union Township 89Oneida Township 7
Homeowners+32 pts renters
Union Township has more renters
Oneida Township 100%Union Township 68%
Conserved land+31.5 pts
Oneida Township has more conserved land
Oneida Township 51.3%Union Township 19.8%
Typical home built45 yrs
Oneida Township’s homes are older
Union Township 1983Oneida Township 1938
Street grid+75%
Union Township has the more walkable street grid
Union Township 1.4Oneida Township 0.8
★ What stands out · Where they are

Union Township and Oneida Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipOneida TownshipUnion TownshipOneida Township
Union Township ↔ Oneida Township6.4 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
Union TownshipOneida Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipOneida Township
Trails4 mi6 mi
Conserved land19.8%51.3%
Community
Union TownshipOneida 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.

Union TownshipOneida Township
People
Population 89Highest 7Lowest
Median age 26.3±10.1Lowest 31% below SD 83.3±39.2Highest 119% above SD
Kids under 18 16.9%±27.9Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Union Township and Oneida 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% 57.1%±100Highest SD: 18%
Oneida 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 28.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 18%±17.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±100Lowest SD: 5%
Union Township and Oneida 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±$76k 56% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $341,700±$267k 33% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,708 37% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 4.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest 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 min 66% above SD —
Work from home 18.2%±19.4 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 4.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.67Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Woonsocket (16%)Silver Creek Township (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oneida TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.8%Lowest 51.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 0.8Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Union Township

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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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