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Capital Township vs Kaylor Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (50× in Kaylor Township) and homeowners (+52.6 pts renters in Capital Township).

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Capital Township, SDA small town of 29Hutchinson County · 29 people
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Kaylor Township, SDA small town of 191Hutchinson County · 191 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.

Capital TownshipA small town of 29
Quiet strengthsCapital Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Kaylor TownshipA small town of 191
Quiet strengthsKaylor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kaylor 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

Capital Township and Kaylor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Capital TownshipKaylor TownshipCapital TownshipKaylor Township
Capital Township ↔ Kaylor Township5.5 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
Capital TownshipKaylor Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Capital TownshipKaylor Township
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.5%1.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Capital TownshipKaylor 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.

Capital TownshipKaylor Township
People
Population 29Lowest 191Highest
Median age 54.6±27.6Highest 44% above SD 32.6±27.9Lowest 14% below SD
Capital Township and Kaylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±97.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.4%±16.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Kaylor Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.3%±100Lowest SD: 18% 13.1%±12.5Highest SD: 18%
Kaylor Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 64.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 5% 0.5%±5.5Highest SD: 5%
Kaylor Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 2.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 47.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1941Highest 39 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 19 min 7% above SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 27.9%±22.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Kaylor Township and Capital 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 18.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 1.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (17%)Sioux Falls (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kaylor TownshipFew work in Capital Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.6Highest
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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