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Davis vs Holland Township 79 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (19.9× in Davis) and jobs per worker (8× in Davis).
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Davis, SD A small town of 76 South Dakota · 76 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.
Davis A small town of 76
Quiet strengths Davis doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Holland Township A small town of 97
Quiet strengths Holland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Holland 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.
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
Outdoors & history
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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 79 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Davis ↔ Holland Township 79 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
76 Lowest 97 Highest
Median age
38 ±19.5 Highest about the SD average 35.5 ±21.9 Lowest 7% below SD
Kids under 18
28.9% ±30.7 Highest SD: 24.2% 27.8% ±23.8 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
17.1% ±39.1 Lowest SD: 18% 18.6% ±26.3 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
9.3% Lowest SD: 31.9% 13.8% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±18.6 SD: 5% 0% ±14.6 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$85,000 ±$54k Lowest 13% above SD $106,364 ±$12k Highest 42% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$95,000 ±$53k 63% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,000 Lowest 63% below SD $1,545 Highest 43% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line
5.3% Highest SD: 11.9% 4.1% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.4% Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.7% Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1965 Highest 15 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
25 min Highest 40% above SD 18 min Lowest about the SD average
Work from home
2.6% ±7.8 Lowest SD: 9.7% 38.5% ±35.9 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
22.8 mi Lowest 25.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.24 Highest 0.03 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Sioux Falls (31%) Corsica (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Holland Township Few work in Davis
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 11% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 10.4 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.4 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
27.8 Highest 1.4 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Davis Towns like Davis 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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