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Union Township vs Milford Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (36.2× in Union Township) and property tax bill (2.9× in Milford Township).

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Union Township, SDA small town of 66Spink County · 66 people
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Milford Township, SDA small town of 60Beadle County · 60 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 TownshipA small town of 66
Quiet strengthsUnion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Union Township →
Milford TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsMilford Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Milford 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.

Trails36.2×
Union Township has more miles of trail
Union Township 18.1 miMilford Township 0.5 mi
Property tax bill2.9×
Tax bills are bigger in Milford Township
Milford Township $5,313Union Township $1,833
Bachelor’s degree++44.3 pts
More adults in Milford Township have a degree
Milford Township 48.6%Union Township 4.3%
Street grid2.6×
Milford Township has the more walkable street grid
Milford Township 2.1Union Township 0.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $880 more a month in Milford 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$1,730/mo
Typical home $300K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →
Milford Township$2,610/mo
Typical home $413K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · Housing →

The difference: $880 a month, about $10,600 a year, between Milford 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.

Where they are

Union Township and Milford Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipMilford TownshipUnion TownshipMilford Township
Union Township ↔ Milford Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipMilford Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th51st
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipMilford Township
Trails18 mi—
Conserved land3.2%—
National Register places11
Community
Union TownshipMilford 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 TownshipMilford Township
People
Population 66Highest 60Lowest
Median age 41.5±22.2Highest 9% above SD 30.5±18.1Lowest 20% below SD
Union Township and Milford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.8%±35.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 41.7%±38.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Milford Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±53.9Highest SD: 18% 8.3%±53.1Lowest SD: 18%
Union Township and Milford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 48.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.4Lowest SD: 5% 20%±23.7Highest SD: 5%
Milford Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $191,250±$157kHighest 155% above SD $70,729±$24kLowest 6% below SD
Union Township and Milford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$259kLowest 17% above SD $412,500±$159kHighest 60% above SD
Milford Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,833Lowest 33% below SD $5,313Highest 95% above SD
Below poverty line 7.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 12% below SD —
Work from home 37.1%±28.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±28.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Union Township and Milford 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 25.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.26Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (22%)Huron (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Milford TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 7.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 18.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 2.1Highest
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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