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Union Township vs Weaver Township

134 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2× in Union Township).

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Union Township, SDA small town of 66Spink County · 66 people
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Weaver Township, SDA small town of 65Tripp County · 65 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.

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 →
Weaver TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsWeaver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Weaver 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.

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 TownshipWeaver Township
Snow a year44″49″
January low6°F13°F
July high86°F90°F
Growing season (days)146d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th69th
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipWeaver Township
Conserved land3.2%0.6%
National Register places1—
Community
Union TownshipWeaver 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

134 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union Township ↔ Weaver Township134 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 TownshipWeaver Township
People
Population 66Highest 65Lowest
Median age 41.5±22.2Highest 9% above SD 39.6±25.8Lowest 4% above SD
Union Township and Weaver 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% 30.8%±32Highest SD: 24.2%
Weaver 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% 10.8%±52.3Lowest SD: 18%
Union Township and Weaver 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.4 SD: 5% 0%±21.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $191,250±$157k 155% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$259k 17% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,833 33% below 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 1972 8 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%±27.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Union Township and Weaver 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 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (22%)Winner (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Weaver TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.1 miLowest 19.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.4Lowest
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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