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Whiteside Township vs Thorp Township

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.2× in Whiteside Township) and typical home built (14 yrs in Whiteside Township).

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Whiteside Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 49 people
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Thorp Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 80 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.

Whiteside TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.2% conserved land8.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Whiteside Township →
Thorp TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.9% conserved land7.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Thorp 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 grid2.2×
Whiteside Township has the more walkable street grid
Whiteside Township 1.1Thorp Township 0.5
Typical home built14 yrs
Whiteside Township’s homes are older
Thorp Township 1952Whiteside Township 1938
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
Whiteside TownshipThorp Township
Snow a year44″43″
January low7°F2°F
July high85°F81°F
Growing season (days)152d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st39th
Outdoors & history
Whiteside TownshipThorp Township
Trails8 mi7 mi
Conserved land39.2%45.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Whiteside TownshipThorp 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

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Whiteside TownshipBeadle CountyThorp TownshipClark County
Whiteside Township ↔ Thorp Township59 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.

Whiteside TownshipThorp Township
People
Population 49Lowest 80Highest
Median age 32.5±29.4Highest 14% below SD 30.1±33.9Lowest 21% below SD
Whiteside Township and Thorp Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.9%±53.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 47.5%±36.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Thorp Township and Whiteside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.1%±68.1Highest SD: 18% 5%±41.7Lowest SD: 18%
Whiteside Township and Thorp Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 63%Lowest SD: 31.9% 66.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.9 SD: 5% 0%±17.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $94,643±$42k 26% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Highest SD: 68.6% 43.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1952Highest 28 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 44 min 144% above SD
Work from home 55.6%±27.4Highest SD: 9.7% 20%±19.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Whiteside Township and Thorp Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Highest 0.75Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (26%)Willow Lake (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Thorp TownshipFew work in Whiteside Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.2%Lowest 45.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.1 miHighest 7.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Whiteside Township

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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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