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Bates Township vs Newport Township

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: homeowners (+10.5 pts renters in Newport Township) and jobs per worker (+56% in Newport Township).

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Bates Township, SDA small town of 49Brown County · 49 people
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Newport Township, SDA small town of 58Marshall County · 58 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 49
Quiet strengthsBates Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Newport TownshipA small town of 58
Quiet strengthsNewport Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Homeowners+10.5 pts renters
Newport Township has more renters
Bates Township 100%Newport Township 89.5%
Jobs per worker+56%
Newport Township is more of a job hub
Newport Township 0.28Bates Township 0.18
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 TownshipNewport Township
Snow a year32″45″
January low—0°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th22nd
Outdoors & history
Bates TownshipNewport Township
Trails17 mi—
Conserved land2.7%—
Archive photos1—
Community
Bates TownshipNewport 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

24 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bates TownshipNewport TownshipBates TownshipNewport Township
Bates Township ↔ Newport Township24 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.

Bates TownshipNewport Township
People
Population 49Lowest 58Highest
Median age 65.1±18.6Highest 71% above SD 63.4±11.3Lowest 67% above SD
Bates Township and Newport Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±57.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±48.8 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 55.1%±77.5Highest SD: 18% 37.9%±35.3Lowest SD: 18%
Bates Township and Newport Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 2.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.9Lowest SD: 5% 27.6%±44.1Highest SD: 5%
Newport Township and Bates Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $70,938±$22k 6% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $146,900±$28k 43% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,125 59% below SD
Below poverty line 55.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 89.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest same as SD 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 27 min 53% above SD
Work from home 61.3%±62.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±41.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Bates Township and Newport 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 23.8 miLowest 35.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Groton (24%)Britton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Newport TownshipFew work in Bates Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Bates Township

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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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