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Volin vs Union Township

117 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (120.8× in Volin) and work from home (+31.2 pts in Union Township).

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Volin, SDA small town of 139South Dakota · 139 people
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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 105 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.

VolinA small town of 139
Quiet strengthsVolin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Volin →
Union TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.9% conserved land3.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Union 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.

Street grid120.8×
Volin has the more walkable street grid
Volin 72.5Union Township 0.6
Work from home+31.2 pts
More people work from home in Union Township
Union Township 32.4%Volin 1.2%
Conserved land+18.9 pts
Union Township has more conserved land
Union Township 18.9%Volin 0%
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Union Township
Union Township $863Volin $723
Bachelor’s degree++8.1 pts
More adults in Volin have a degree
Volin 16.7%Union Township 8.6%
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
VolinUnion Township
Snow a year38″43″
January low10°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)164d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th65th
Outdoors & history
VolinUnion Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—18.9%
Settled1901—
National Register places3—
Community
VolinUnion 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

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VolinSDUnion TownshipBrule County
Volin ↔ Union Township117 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.

VolinUnion Township
People
Population 139Highest 105Lowest
Median age 39.3±13Highest 3% above SD 34.7±40.4Lowest 9% below SD
Volin and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±14Highest SD: 24.2% 19%±32.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Volin and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.5%±22.2Lowest SD: 18% 26.7%±26.1Highest SD: 18%
Union Township and Volin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 8.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±8.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±13.5Lowest SD: 5%
Volin 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 $112,557±$101kLowest 50% above SD $123,929±$46kHighest 65% above SD
Union Township and Volin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,600±$20k 55% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $723Lowest 73% below SD $863Highest 68% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.8%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 2.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 80.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 min 35% above SD —
Work from home 1.2%±3.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 32.4%±17.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (31%)Chamberlain (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Volin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 18.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.5Highest 0.6Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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