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Cody Township vs Zickrick Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (7.7× in Cody Township) and homeowners (+37.5 pts renters in Cody Township).

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Cody Township, SDA small town of 23Mellette County · 23 people
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Zickrick Township, SDA small town of 3Jones County · 3 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.

Cody TownshipA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsCody Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Zickrick TownshipA small town of 3
Quiet strengthsZickrick Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Zickrick 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.

Size7.7×
Cody Township is the bigger place
Cody Township 23Zickrick Township 3
Homeowners+37.5 pts renters
Cody Township has more renters
Zickrick Township 100%Cody Township 62.5%
Bachelor’s degree++32.6 pts
More adults in Zickrick Township have a degree
Zickrick Township 50%Cody Township 17.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cody Township and Zickrick Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cody TownshipZickrick TownshipCody TownshipZickrick Township
Cody Township ↔ Zickrick Township8.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Cody TownshipZickrick Township
Snow a year50″49″
January low11°F12°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)143d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th48th
Outdoors & history
Cody TownshipZickrick Township
Trails4 mi4 mi
Conserved land3.3%0%
Community
Cody TownshipZickrick 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.

Cody TownshipZickrick Township
People
Population 23Highest 3Lowest
Median age 47.8±9.1Lowest 26% above SD 51.5±43.8Highest 36% above SD
Zickrick Township and Cody Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 33.3%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Zickrick Township and Cody Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Cody Township and Zickrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 50%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.4%±48.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±100Lowest SD: 5%
Cody Township and Zickrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,500±$12k 39% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987 7 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±43.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 200.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (33%)Murdo (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Zickrick TownshipFew work in Cody Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 3.9 miLowest
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 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Cody Township

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Towns like Cody 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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