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Zell Township vs Groveland Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+93.9 pts in Groveland Township) and conserved land (+43.2 pts in Zell Township).

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Zell Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 39 people
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Groveland Township, SDAn outdoors townSpink County · 31 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Zell Township and Groveland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Zell TownshipGroveland TownshipZell TownshipGroveland Township
Zell Township ↔ Groveland Township5.6 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
Zell TownshipGroveland Township
Snow a year44″43″
January low4°F1°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)139d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th30th
Outdoors & history
Zell TownshipGroveland Township
Conserved land64.4%21.2%
Community
Zell TownshipGroveland Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

Zell TownshipGroveland Township
People
Population 39Highest 31Lowest
Median age 57.3±24.1Highest 51% above SD 51.6±0.3Lowest 36% above SD
Zell Township and Groveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±72.5 SD: 24.2% 0%±91.2 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 46.2%±62.6Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Zell Township and Groveland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 100%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±36.3 SD: 5% 0%±45.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $144,063±$76k 92% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 66.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953 27 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±43.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±32.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (29%)Mellette (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Groveland TownshipFew work in Zell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 64.4%Highest 21.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.6 miLowest 16.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.6Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Zell Township neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

Ordinary Days in Zell

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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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