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Canova vs Wayne Township

22 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (52.7× in Canova) and trails (46.5× in Wayne Township).

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Canova, SDA small town of 159South Dakota · 159 people
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Wayne Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 224 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.

CanovaA small town of 159
Quiet strengthsCanova doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Canova →
Wayne TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.5% conserved land9.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wayne 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.

Street grid52.7×
Canova has the more walkable street grid
Canova 100Wayne Township 1.9
Trails46.5×
Wayne Township has more miles of trail
Wayne Township 9.3 miCanova 0.2 mi
Property tax bill3.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Wayne Township
Wayne Township $2,537Canova $814
Typical home built43 yrs
Canova’s homes are older
Wayne Township 1981Canova 1938
Jobs per worker2.3×
Wayne Township is more of a job hub
Wayne Township 0.64Canova 0.28
Average commute8 min
Wayne Township has the shorter commute
Canova 27 minWayne Township 19 min
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
CanovaWayne Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low5°F6°F
July high87°F84°F
Growing season (days)149d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th55th
Outdoors & history
CanovaWayne Township
Trails—9 mi
Conserved land—13.5%
Community
CanovaWayne 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

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CanovaWayne TownshipCanovaWayne Township
Canova ↔ Wayne Township22 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.

CanovaWayne Township
People
Population 159Lowest 224Highest
Median age 49.2±44.9Highest 29% above SD 45.5±9Lowest 20% above SD
Canova and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±14.5Highest SD: 24.2% 19.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Canova and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.2%±17.1Lowest SD: 18% 18.8%±9.6Highest SD: 18%
Wayne Township and Canova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 19.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±7Lowest SD: 5% 4.5%±6.5Highest SD: 5%
Wayne Township and Canova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,125±$12kLowest 16% below SD $78,750±$53kHighest 5% above SD
Wayne Township and Canova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $242,900±$69k 6% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $814Lowest 70% below SD $2,537Highest 7% below SD
Below poverty line 21.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 49% above SD 19 minLowest 4% above SD
Work from home 19%±27.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.4%±9.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Wayne Township and Canova 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 21.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (33%)Mitchell (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wayne TownshipFew work in Canova
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 13.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 100Highest 1.9Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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