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Akaska vs Taylor Township

140 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (169.7× in Akaska) and seasonal homes (+51.9 pts in Akaska).

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Akaska, SDA small town of 104South Dakota · 104 people
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Taylor Township, SDA small town of 77Tripp County · 77 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 →
Taylor TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsTaylor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Taylor 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 grid169.7×
Akaska has the more walkable street grid
Akaska 50.9Taylor Township 0.3
Seasonal homes+51.9 pts
Akaska has more second homes
Akaska 51.9%Taylor Township 0%
Typical home built18 yrs
Taylor Township’s homes are older
Akaska 1986Taylor Township 1968
Conserved land+10.5 pts
Taylor Township has more conserved land
Taylor Township 10.5%Akaska 0%
Homeowners+10.4 pts renters
Akaska has more renters
Taylor Township 75.7%Akaska 65.3%
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
AkaskaTaylor Township
Snow a year33″49″
January low4°F13°F
July high84°F90°F
Growing season (days)145d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th69th
Outdoors & history
AkaskaTaylor Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—10.5%
Settled1907—
Archive photos1—
Community
AkaskaTaylor 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

140 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AkaskaSDTaylor TownshipTripp County
Akaska ↔ Taylor Township140 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.

AkaskaTaylor Township
People
Population 104Highest 77Lowest
Median age 63.8±72.6Lowest 68% above SD 64.8±70.6Highest 71% above SD
Taylor Township and Akaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 1.9%±23.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 13%±39.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Taylor Township and Akaska 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% 45.5%±54.9Lowest SD: 18%
Akaska and Taylor 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 30%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.3%±23.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±18.4Lowest SD: 5%
Akaska and Taylor 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%±74.2Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Akaska and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 75.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 43% above SD —
Work from home 1.8%±3.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 16.7%±25.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Taylor Township and Akaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mobridge (20%)Colome (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Taylor TownshipFew work in Akaska
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.9Highest 0.3Lowest
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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