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Bates Township vs Marlar Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (8.7× in Marlar Township) and conserved land (+27.1 pts in Bates Township).

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Bates Township, SDA small town of 0Hand County
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Marlar Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 8 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.

Bates TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsBates Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bates Township →
Marlar TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.6% conserved land6.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Marlar 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.

Trails8.7×
Marlar Township has more miles of trail
Marlar Township 6.1 miBates Township 0.7 mi
Conserved land+27.1 pts
Bates Township has more conserved land
Bates Township 49.7%Marlar Township 22.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bates Township and Marlar Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bates TownshipMarlar TownshipBates TownshipMarlar Township
Bates Township ↔ Marlar Township8.9 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
Bates TownshipMarlar Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd61st
Outdoors & history
Bates TownshipMarlar Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—22.6%
Archive photos1—
Community
Bates TownshipMarlar 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.

Bates TownshipMarlar Township
People
Population 0Lowest 8Highest
Median age — 74±31.3 95% above SD
Kids under 18 — 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 50%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (22%)Wessington Springs (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marlar TownshipFew work in Bates Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.7%Highest 22.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 6.1 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 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Bates Township

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Spring Lake Township55 people
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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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