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Walnut Grove Township vs Holland Township

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (39.3× in Walnut Grove Township) and property tax bill (2.3× in Walnut Grove Township).

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Walnut Grove Township, SDA small town of 183Douglas County · 183 people
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Holland Township, SDA small town of 97Douglas County · 97 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.

Walnut Grove TownshipA small town of 183
Quiet strengthsWalnut Grove Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Walnut Grove Township →
Holland TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsHolland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Holland 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Walnut Grove TownshipHolland TownshipWalnut Grove TownshipHolland Township
Walnut Grove Township ↔ Holland Township6.0 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
Walnut Grove TownshipHolland Township
Snow a year34″38″
January low10°F8°F
July high88°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th35th
Outdoors & history
Walnut Grove TownshipHolland Township
Conserved land7.9%11%
Community
Walnut Grove TownshipHolland 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.

Walnut Grove TownshipHolland Township
People
Population 183Highest 97Lowest
Median age 42.4±28.5Highest 12% above SD 35.5±21.9Lowest 7% below SD
Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.4%±12.2Highest SD: 24.2% 27.8%±23.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.5%±15.3Highest SD: 18% 18.6%±26.3Lowest SD: 18%
Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±8Highest SD: 5% 0%±14.6Lowest SD: 5%
Walnut Grove Township and Holland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $106,364±$12k 42% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $458,300±$176k 78% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,571Highest 31% above SD $1,545Lowest 43% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 20% below SD 18 minHighest about the SD average
Work from home 0%±9.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 38.5%±35.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Holland Township and Walnut Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.18Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Armour (29%)Corsica (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Holland TownshipFew work in Walnut Grove Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.9%Lowest 11%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.2 miHighest 10.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 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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