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Akaska vs Nutley Township

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (84.8× in Akaska) and work from home (+82.8 pts in Nutley Township).

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Akaska, SDA small town of 104South Dakota · 104 people
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Nutley Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 52 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.

AkaskaA small town of 104
Quiet strengthsAkaska doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Akaska →
Nutley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors59.2% conserved land0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Nutley 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 grid84.8×
Akaska has the more walkable street grid
Akaska 50.9Nutley Township 0.6
Work from home+82.8 pts
More people work from home in Nutley Township
Nutley Township 84.6%Akaska 1.8%
Conserved land+59.2 pts
Nutley Township has more conserved land
Nutley Township 59.2%Akaska 0%
Jobs per worker+54%
Akaska is more of a job hub
Akaska 0.20Nutley Township 0.13
Size2×
Akaska is the bigger place
Akaska 104Nutley Township 52
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
AkaskaNutley Township
Snow a year33″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)145d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th41st
Outdoors & history
AkaskaNutley Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—59.2%
Settled1907—
Archive photos1—
Community
AkaskaNutley 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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AkaskaSDNutley TownshipDay County
Akaska ↔ Nutley Township132 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.

AkaskaNutley Township
People
Population 104Highest 52Lowest
Median age 63.8±72.6Highest 68% above SD 58.2±0.9Lowest 53% above SD
Akaska and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 1.9%±23.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±54.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Akaska and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 46.2%±19.3Highest SD: 18% 25%±59.5Lowest SD: 18%
Akaska and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 36.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.3%±23.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5%
Akaska and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,625±$21k 46% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,700±$30k 64% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±74.2 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 31.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 66.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986 6 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 43% above SD —
Work from home 1.8%±3.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 84.6%±51.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mobridge (20%)Webster (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nutley TownshipFew work in Akaska
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 59.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.9Highest 0.6Lowest
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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