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Claremont vs Wheatland Township

44 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (125.5× in Claremont) and property tax bill (2.6× in Wheatland Township).

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Claremont, SDA small town of 106South Dakota · 106 people
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Wheatland Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 74 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.

ClaremontA small town of 106
Quiet strengthsClaremont doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Claremont →
Wheatland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.1% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wheatland 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 grid125.5×
Claremont has the more walkable street grid
Claremont 100Wheatland Township 0.8
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Wheatland Township
Wheatland Township $2,875Claremont $1,107
Jobs per worker3.5×
Wheatland Township is more of a job hub
Wheatland Township 0.46Claremont 0.13
Conserved land+22.7 pts
Wheatland Township has more conserved land
Wheatland Township 23.1%Claremont 0.4%
Average commute10 min
Wheatland Township has the shorter commute
Claremont 27 minWheatland Township 16 min
Typical home built19 yrs
Wheatland Township’s homes are older
Claremont 1971Wheatland Township 1952
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
ClaremontWheatland Township
Snow a year38″43″
January low0°F2°F
July high83°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th41st
Outdoors & history
ClaremontWheatland Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—23.1%
Settled1903—
Community
ClaremontWheatland 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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ClaremontSDWheatland TownshipDay County
Claremont ↔ Wheatland Township44 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.

ClaremontWheatland Township
People
Population 106Highest 74Lowest
Median age 40.5±11.7Highest 7% above SD 38.6±0.8Lowest about the SD average
Claremont and Wheatland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.9%±18.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 18.9%±32.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Wheatland Township and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±20.1Lowest SD: 18% 21.6%±38.5Highest SD: 18%
Wheatland Township and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±9.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±19.1Lowest SD: 5%
Claremont and Wheatland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$31kLowest 38% below SD $53,750±$27kHighest 28% below SD
Wheatland Township and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $222,200±$101k 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,107Lowest 59% below SD $2,875Highest 6% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 9.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 51% above SD 16 minLowest 8% below SD
Work from home 2.8%±3.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±19.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Claremont and Wheatland 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 26.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.46Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (40%)Webster (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wheatland TownshipFew work in Claremont
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 23.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 100Highest 0.8Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Claremont

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Claremont Township291 people

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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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