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Vermont Township vs Hillside Township

Next-door neighbors in Edmunds County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.9× in Vermont Township) and homeowners (+50 pts renters in Hillside Township).

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Vermont Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 14 people
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Hillside Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 50 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.

Vermont TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors63.4% conserved land12 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Vermont Township →
Hillside TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors89.1% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hillside 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 worker4.9×
Vermont Township is more of a job hub
Vermont Township 1.33Hillside Township 0.27
Homeowners+50 pts renters
Hillside Township has more renters
Vermont Township 100%Hillside Township 50%
Trails3.3×
Vermont Township has more miles of trail
Vermont Township 11.6 miHillside Township 3.5 mi
Median age17.5 yrs
Vermont Township skews older
Vermont Township 29Hillside Township 11.5
Conserved land+25.7 pts
Hillside Township has more conserved land
Hillside Township 89.1%Vermont Township 63.4%
Size3.6×
Hillside Township is the bigger place
Hillside Township 50Vermont Township 14
★ What stands out · Where they are

Vermont Township and Hillside Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Vermont TownshipHillside TownshipVermont TownshipHillside Township
Vermont Township ↔ Hillside Township4.4 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
Vermont TownshipHillside Township
Snow a year47″35″
January low3°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)148d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th25th
Outdoors & history
Vermont TownshipHillside Township
Trails12 mi4 mi
Conserved land63.4%89.1%
Community
Vermont TownshipHillside 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.

Vermont TownshipHillside Township
People
Population 14Lowest 50Highest
Median age 29±8.9Highest 24% below SD 11.5±8Lowest 70% below SD
Kids under 18 35.7%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 62%±19.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Hillside Township and Vermont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±69.3Lowest SD: 18%
Vermont Township and Hillside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±28.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 66%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 50%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 44.4%±43.5Highest SD: 9.7% 35.7%±22.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Vermont Township and Hillside 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 89.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Roscoe (33%)Bowdle (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hillside TownshipFew work in Vermont Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 63.4%Lowest 89.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.6 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Vermont Township

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Liberty Township
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Montpelier Township51 people

Towns like Vermont 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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