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Capital Township vs Sweet Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.3× in Sweet Township) and homeowners (+43.1 pts renters in Capital Township).

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Capital Township, SDA small town of 29Hutchinson County · 29 people
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Sweet Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHutchinson County · 92 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.

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.
All about Capital Township →
Sweet TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Sweet 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.

Jobs per worker13.3×
Sweet Township is more of a job hub
Sweet Township 0.40Capital Township 0.03
Homeowners+43.1 pts renters
Capital Township has more renters
Sweet Township 90.5%Capital Township 47.4%
Size3.2×
Sweet Township is the bigger place
Sweet Township 92Capital Township 29
Street grid+60%
Sweet Township has the more walkable street grid
Sweet Township 1.6Capital Township 1.0
★ What stands out · Where they are

Capital Township and Sweet Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Capital TownshipSweet TownshipCapital TownshipSweet Township
Capital Township ↔ Sweet Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Capital TownshipNot graded C−Sweet TownshipBetter than 18% of districts in the state
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 TownshipSweet Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th50th
Outdoors & history
Capital TownshipSweet Township
Trails3 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.5%0.3%
National Register places—2
Community
Capital TownshipSweet 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 TownshipSweet Township
People
Population 29Lowest 92Highest
Median age 54.6±27.6Highest 44% above SD 41.3±38.7Lowest 9% above SD
Capital Township and Sweet 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% 31.5%±25.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Sweet 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% 28.3%±25.6Highest SD: 18%
Sweet 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 25%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 SD: 5% 0%±15.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $113,333±$84k 51% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $486 82% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 47.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 90.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 54% below SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 31.4%±34.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Sweet 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%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (17%)Parkston (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sweet TownshipFew work in Capital Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 3.6 miHighest
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
Schools
School district —Menno School District 33-2
High school in town —None in town
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Capital 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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