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Washington Township vs Chance Township

238 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Chance Township) and street grid (2.5× in Washington Township).

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Washington Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 105 people
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Chance Township, SDA small town of 83Perkins County · 83 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.

Washington TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.8% conserved land2.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Washington Township →
Chance TownshipA small town of 83
Quiet strengthsChance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Chance 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.

Work from home+100 pts
More people work from home in Chance Township
Chance Township 100%Washington Township 0%
Street grid2.5×
Washington Township has the more walkable street grid
Washington Township 1.0Chance Township 0.4
Trails2.4×
Chance Township has more miles of trail
Chance Township 6.4 miWashington Township 2.7 mi
Conserved land+21.7 pts
Washington Township has more conserved land
Washington Township 23.8%Chance Township 2.1%
Typical home built29 yrs
Chance Township’s homes are older
Washington Township 2003Chance Township 1974
Jobs per worker+56%
Chance Township is more of a job hub
Chance Township 0.75Washington Township 0.48
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
Washington TownshipChance Township
Snow a year48″40″
January low—10°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th54th
Outdoors & history
Washington TownshipChance Township
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land23.8%2.1%
National Register places—1
Community
Washington TownshipChance 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

238 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Washington TownshipClark CountyChance TownshipPerkins County
Washington Township ↔ Chance Township238 miles apart
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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.

Washington TownshipChance Township
People
Population 105Highest 83Lowest
Median age 25.6±14Highest 33% below SD 24.7±20.4Lowest 35% below SD
Washington Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±26.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.1%±30.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Chance Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±31.9Highest SD: 18% 13.3%±37.4Lowest SD: 18%
Washington Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 35.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±10.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±17Lowest SD: 5%
Washington Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,333±$39kHighest 16% below SD $29,489±$24kLowest 61% below SD
Washington Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$70k 17% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500 45% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 1.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 54.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 min 5% below SD —
Work from home 0%±15.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 100%Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miLowest 42.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (21%)Lemmon (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Chance TownshipFew work in Washington Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.8%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miLowest 6.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.4Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Washington Township

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Garfield Township199 people · $471K homes
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Pleasant Township161 people · $431K homes
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Collins Township203 people · $334K homes

Towns like Washington Township

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Elliott Township121 people
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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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