Next-door neighbors in Meade County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+48.2 pts in Howard Township) and conserved land (+12.4 pts in Dakota Township).
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
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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.
Dakota TownshipHoward Township
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People
Population51Lowest95Highest
Median age57.3±43.3Highest 51% above SD28.5±18Lowest 25% below SD
Dakota Township and Howard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 180%±55.5Lowest SD: 24.2%41.1%±29.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Howard Township and Dakota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+7.8%±61.4Lowest SD: 18%10.5%±34.5Highest SD: 18%
Howard Township and Dakota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.