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America Township vs Ola Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in America Township) and size (6.9× in America Township).

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America Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 118 people
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Ola Township, SDA small town of 17Brule County · 17 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.

Ola TownshipA small town of 17
Quiet strengthsOla Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ola 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

America Township and Ola Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

America TownshipOla TownshipAmerica TownshipOla Township
America Township ↔ Ola Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
America TownshipOla Township
Snow a year42″43″
January low11°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)159d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
America TownshipOla Township
Trails4 mi8 mi
Conserved land19.6%1.4%
Community
America TownshipOla 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.

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.

America TownshipOla Township
People
Population 118Highest 17Lowest
Median age 30.6±15Lowest 19% below SD 73.9±53.8Highest 94% above SD
Ola Township and America Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 41.5%±31.5Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
America Township and Ola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.2%±27.6Lowest SD: 18% 70.6%±100Highest SD: 18%
Ola Township and America Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 70.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12 SD: 5% 0%±83.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,087±$1k 19% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,700±$161k 20% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,087 23% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 29.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 61.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011 31 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 46.9%±45.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
America Township and Ola Township 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 30.8 miLowest 37.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (18%)Chamberlain (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ola TownshipFew work in America Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.6%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 7.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 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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