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Crow Township vs Marlar Township

Next-door neighbors in Jerauld County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+16.8 pts in Marlar Township) and trails (2× in Crow Township).

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Crow Township, SDA small town of 15Jerauld County · 15 people
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Marlar Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 8 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.

Crow TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsCrow Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crow Township →
Marlar TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.6% conserved land6.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Marlar 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.

Conserved land+16.8 pts
Marlar Township has more conserved land
Marlar Township 22.6%Crow Township 5.8%
Trails2×
Crow Township has more miles of trail
Crow Township 12.4 miMarlar Township 6.1 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Crow Township and Marlar Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crow TownshipMarlar TownshipCrow TownshipMarlar Township
Crow Township ↔ Marlar Township4.8 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
C+Crow TownshipBetter than 42% of districts in the state –Marlar TownshipNot graded
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
Crow TownshipMarlar Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st61st
Outdoors & history
Crow TownshipMarlar Township
Trails12 mi6 mi
Conserved land5.8%22.6%
Community
Crow TownshipMarlar 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.

Crow TownshipMarlar Township
People
Population 15Highest 8Lowest
Median age 64.2±2.5Lowest 69% above SD 74±31.3Highest 95% above SD
Marlar Township and Crow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 50%±100Highest SD: 18%
Marlar Township and Crow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±94.3 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 36.4%±31.2Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Crow Township and Marlar 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 32.8 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Lower Brule (100%)Wessington Springs (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marlar TownshipFew work in Crow Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Lowest 22.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.4 miHighest 6.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5 0.5
Schools
School district Wessington Springs School District 36-2—
High school in town None in town—
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Crow Township

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Pleasant Township37 people · $317K homes
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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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