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Vivian Township vs Mussman Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.6× in Mussman Township) and street grid (2.8× in Vivian Township).

Vivian Township, SDA small town of 158Lyman County · 158 people

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Mussman Township, SDA small town of 0Jones County

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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.

Vivian TownshipA small town of 158

Quiet strengthsVivian Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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Mussman TownshipA small town of 0

Quiet strengthsMussman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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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.

Trails3.6×

Mussman Township has more miles of trail

Mussman Township 10.4 miVivian Township 2.9 mi

Street grid2.8×

Vivian Township has the more walkable street grid

Vivian Township 1.1Mussman Township 0.4

★ What stands out · Where they are

Vivian Township and Mussman Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Vivian TownshipMussman Township

Vivian Township ↔ Mussman Township6.4 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

Vivian TownshipMussman Township

Snow a year49″49″

January low12°F 12°F

July high87°F 87°F

Growing season (days)158d 158d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 48th

Outdoors & history

Vivian TownshipMussman Township

Trails3 mi 10 mi

Conserved land0%0.1%

Archive photos3 —

Community

Vivian TownshipMussman Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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What matters to you?

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Vivian TownshipMussman Township

People

Population 158Highest 0Lowest

Median age 35.5±42.9 7% below SD —

Kids under 18 43.7%±10.9 SD: 24.2% —

Age 65+ 4.4%±21.7 SD: 18% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.8% SD: 31.9% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.6%±8.7 SD: 5% —

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $101,250±$61k 35% above SD —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $201,800±$74k 22% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,979 27% below SD —

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.4% SD: 68.6% —

Typical home builtmedian year 1967 13 yrs older than SD —

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 min 48% above SD —

Work from home 0%±14.1 SD: 9.7% —

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miHighest 31.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Kennebec (11%)Pierre (67%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mussman TownshipFew work in Vivian Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miLowest 10.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 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.

Vivian Township vs Mussman Township

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