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Union Township vs Cleveland Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: household income (3× in Union Township) and jobs per worker (6× in Union Township).

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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 105 people
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Cleveland Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 107 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.

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

Union Township and Cleveland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipCleveland TownshipUnion TownshipCleveland Township
Union Township ↔ Cleveland Township5.7 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 TownshipCleveland Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipCleveland Township
Trails3 mi5 mi
Conserved land18.9%20.7%
National Register places—1
Community
Union TownshipCleveland 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 TownshipCleveland Township
People
Population 105Lowest 107Highest
Median age 34.7±40.4Highest 9% below SD 31.2±6.3Lowest 18% below SD
Union Township and Cleveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19%±32.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 20.6%±22.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Cleveland Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.7%±26.1Highest SD: 18% 6.5%±28.5Lowest SD: 18%
Union Township and Cleveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 24.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.5 SD: 5% 0%±13.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $123,929±$46kHighest 65% above SD $40,833±$25kLowest 46% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $214,300±$79k 17% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $863Lowest 68% below SD $1,500Highest 45% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 75%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min about the SD average
Work from home 32.4%±17.4Highest SD: 9.7% 23.8%±26.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Union Township and Cleveland 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 34.8 miHighest 33.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (21%)Chamberlain (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cleveland TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.9%Lowest 20.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 4.6 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 0.6 0.6
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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