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Viola Township vs Liberty Township

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.4× in Viola Township) and street grid (2.8× in Liberty Township).

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Viola Township, SDA small town of 161Jerauld County · 161 people
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Liberty Township, SDA small town of 156Beadle County · 156 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.

Viola TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsViola Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Viola Township →
Liberty TownshipA small town of 156
Quiet strengthsLiberty Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Liberty 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,010 more a month in Viola 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.

Viola Township$2,290/mo
Typical home $339K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Liberty Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $214K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $1,010 a month, about $12,200 a year, between Viola Township and Liberty 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.

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
Viola TownshipLiberty Township
Snow a year45″44″
January low7°F6°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st51st
Outdoors & history
Viola TownshipLiberty Township
Trails13 mi3 mi
Conserved land2.6%6%
National Register places—1
Community
Viola TownshipLiberty 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Viola Township ↔ Liberty Township42 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.

Viola TownshipLiberty Township
People
Population 161Highest 156Lowest
Median age 34.1±11.6Lowest 10% below SD 37.4±14.3Highest about the SD average
Liberty Township and Viola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.8%±14.9Highest SD: 24.2% 33.3%±20Lowest SD: 24.2%
Viola Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.5%±14.9Highest SD: 18% 21.2%±17.1Lowest SD: 18%
Viola Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.8 SD: 5% 0%±9.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $128,021±$8kHighest 71% above SD $113,571±$48kLowest 51% above SD
Viola Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $338,900±$95kHighest 32% above SD $213,500±$38kLowest 17% below SD
Viola Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,813 33% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 70.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 24% above SD 28 minHighest 56% above SD
Work from home 29%±17.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±13.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Viola Township and Liberty 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 16.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Lowest 1.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (33%)Huron (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Liberty TownshipFew work in Viola Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.3 miHighest 3.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.4Highest
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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