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Clark vs Day Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (95.6× in Clark) and trails (41× in Day Township).

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Clark, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 1,359 people
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Day Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 178 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.

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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Day Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Clark$1,240/mo
Typical home $199K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →
Day Township$2,000/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,100 a year, between Day Township and Clark.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Clark and Day Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ClarkDay TownshipClarkDay Township
Clark ↔ Day Township4.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
11 Clark residents work in Day Township (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Clark →
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.

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
ClarkDay Township
Snow a year22″—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
ClarkDay Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—57.7%
Settled1882—
National Register places2—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here4—
Community
ClarkDay Township
Library hours a week20 hrs—
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.

ClarkDay Township
People
Population 1,359Highest 178Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.8% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 48.2±6.2Highest 27% above SD 40.3±48.6Lowest 6% above SD
Clark and Day Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±5.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 47.8%±5.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 28.4%±3.1Highest SD: 18% 7.3%±18.1Lowest SD: 18%
Clark and Day Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 36.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±0.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.9Lowest SD: 5%
Clark and Day Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,750±$11kLowest 22% below SD $117,750±$31kHighest 57% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,800±$39kLowest 52% below SD $345,700±$93kHighest 34% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$175 18% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,459Lowest 46% below SD $2,242Highest 18% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.1%±17.7 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 10.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than SD 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min about the SD average —
Work from home 3.8%±3.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.6%±27.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Day Township and Clark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 20.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 28.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Lowest 3.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (12%)Clark (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Day Township24% work in Clark
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 57.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 4.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.9Highest 0.7Lowest
Schools
School district Clark School District 12-2—
High school in town Clark High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.5 —
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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