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Day Township vs Clark

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

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

Day TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors57.7% conserved land4.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Day Township →
ClarkKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 17%of SD districts Housing$199K typical home38% below the SD typical home HistorySettled in 18822 places on the National Register All about Clark →
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.

Street grid95.6×
Clark has the more walkable street grid
Clark 66.9Day Township 0.7
Trails41×
Day Township has more miles of trail
Day Township 4.1 miClark 0.1 mi
Home values2.8×
Homes cost more in Day Township
Day Township $345,700Clark $122,800
Household income2×
Households in Day Township earn more
Day Township $117,750Clark $58,750
Conserved land+57 pts
Day Township has more conserved land
Day Township 57.7%Clark 0.7%
Size7.6×
Clark is the bigger place
Clark 1,359Day Township 178
★ 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.

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

Day Township and Clark share a border

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

Day TownshipClarkDay TownshipClark
Day Township ↔ Clark4.6 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.

Schools
–Day TownshipNot graded C−ClarkBetter than 17% of districts in the state
Health
–Day TownshipNot graded B−ClarkHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns
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
Day TownshipClark
Snow a year—22″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Day TownshipClark
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land57.7%—
Settled—1882
National Register places—2
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—4
Community
Day TownshipClark
Library hours a week—20 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.

Day TownshipClark
People
Population 178Lowest 1,359Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +0.8% SD: +8.9%
Median age 40.3±48.6Lowest 6% above SD 48.2±6.2Highest 27% 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 47.8%±5.2Highest SD: 24.2% 21.7%±5.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 7.3%±18.1Lowest SD: 18% 28.4%±3.1Highest 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+ 36.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.9Lowest SD: 5% 1%±0.8Highest 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 $117,750±$31kHighest 57% above SD $58,750±$11kLowest 22% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $345,700±$93kHighest 34% above SD $122,800±$39kLowest 52% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $775±$175 18% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,242Highest 18% below SD $1,459Lowest 46% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 38.1%±17.7 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 10.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min about the SD average
Work from home 24.6%±27.8Highest SD: 9.7% 3.8%±3.7Lowest 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 0%Lowest 20.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.03Highest 0.97Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (24%)Watertown (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 24% work in Clark2% work in Day Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.7%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 66.9Highest
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
Deciding?

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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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