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Carter Township vs Scandinavia Township

199 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.6× in Carter Township) and average commute (22 min in Carter Township).

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Carter Township, SDA small town of 214Tripp County · 214 people
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Scandinavia Township, SDA small town of 351Deuel County · 351 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.

Carter TownshipA small town of 214
Quiet strengthsCarter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carter Township →
Scandinavia TownshipA small town of 351
Quiet strengthsScandinavia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Scandinavia 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.

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
Carter TownshipScandinavia Township
Snow a year49″61″
January low13°F2°F
July high90°F80°F
Growing season (days)159d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th36th
Outdoors & history
Carter TownshipScandinavia Township
Trails13 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%7.5%
Community
Carter TownshipScandinavia 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

199 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Carter Township ↔ Scandinavia Township199 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.

Carter TownshipScandinavia Township
People
Population 214Lowest 351Highest
Median age 12±32.8Highest 68% below SD 11.5±5.3Lowest 70% below SD
Carter Township and Scandinavia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 50.5%±51.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 57%±36.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Scandinavia Township and Carter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±16.2Lowest SD: 18% 4.6%±7.8Highest SD: 18%
Scandinavia Township and Carter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 24%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.6Lowest SD: 5% 2%±3.7Highest SD: 5%
Scandinavia Township and Carter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $124,219±$71k 65% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $564,000±$99k 119% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,125 22% 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 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1961 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 34% below SD 34 minHighest 89% above SD
Work from home 0%±18.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.1%±20.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Scandinavia Township and Carter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Colome (29%)Watertown (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Scandinavia TownshipFew work in Carter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.1Highest
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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