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Capital Township vs Wittenberg Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.7× in Wittenberg Township) and size (8.9× in Wittenberg Township).

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Capital Township, SDA small town of 29Hutchinson County · 29 people
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Wittenberg Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHutchinson County · 258 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 →
Wittenberg TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Wittenberg 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.

Jobs per worker5.7×
Wittenberg Township is more of a job hub
Wittenberg Township 0.17Capital Township 0.03
Size8.9×
Wittenberg Township is the bigger place
Wittenberg Township 258Capital Township 29
Homeowners+51 pts renters
Capital Township has more renters
Wittenberg Township 98.4%Capital Township 47.4%
Trails3.5×
Wittenberg Township has more miles of trail
Wittenberg Township 10.8 miCapital Township 3.1 mi
Bachelor’s degree++35.2 pts
More adults in Wittenberg Township have a degree
Wittenberg Township 62.8%Capital Township 27.6%
Typical home built34 yrs
Capital Township’s homes are older
Wittenberg Township 1972Capital Township 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Capital Township and Wittenberg Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Capital TownshipWittenberg TownshipCapital TownshipWittenberg Township
Capital Township ↔ Wittenberg Township7.5 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−Wittenberg 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 TownshipWittenberg 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 TownshipWittenberg Township
Trails3 mi11 mi
Conserved land0.5%2.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Capital TownshipWittenberg 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 TownshipWittenberg Township
People
Population 29Lowest 258Highest
Median age 54.6±27.6Highest 44% above SD 51.7±50.3Lowest 36% above SD
Capital Township and Wittenberg 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% 20.9%±30.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Wittenberg 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% 24.8%±25Highest SD: 18%
Wittenberg 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% 62.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 SD: 5% 0%±5.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $223,636±$140k 198% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $332,100±$77k 29% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,100 23% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 41.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 47.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 98.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 33 min 84% above SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 42.1%±98Highest SD: 9.7%
Wittenberg 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 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (17%)Parkston (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wittenberg TownshipFew work in Capital Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
Schools
School district —Freeman School District 33-1
High school in town —None in town
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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