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Day Township vs Merton Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.1× in Day Township) and property tax bill (+37% in Day Township).

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Day Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 178 people
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Merton Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 53 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 →
Merton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors57% conserved land6.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Merton 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.

Jobs per worker6.1×
Day Township is more of a job hub
Day Township 3.03Merton Township 0.50
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Day Township
Day Township $2,242Merton Township $1,636
Size3.4×
Day Township is the bigger place
Day Township 178Merton Township 53
Trails+68%
Merton Township has more miles of trail
Merton Township 6.9 miDay Township 4.1 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Day Township and Merton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Day TownshipMerton TownshipDay TownshipMerton Township
Day Township ↔ Merton Township5.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipMerton Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Day TownshipMerton Township
Trails4 mi7 mi
Conserved land57.7%57%
National Register places—2
Community
Day TownshipMerton 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.

Day TownshipMerton Township
People
Population 178Highest 53Lowest
Median age 40.3±48.6Lowest 6% above SD 57.5±18.1Highest 51% above SD
Merton Township 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% 30.2%±51.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Day Township and Merton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.3%±18.1Lowest SD: 18% 28.3%±57.2Highest SD: 18%
Merton Township 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% 35.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.9 SD: 5% 0%±26.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,750±$31kHighest 57% above SD $83,500±$65kLowest 11% above SD
Day Township and Merton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $345,700±$93k 34% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,242Highest 18% below SD $1,636Lowest 40% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 8.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 24.6%±27.8Highest SD: 9.7% 11.1%±12.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Day Township and Merton 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 28.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.03Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (24%)Watertown (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Merton Township21% work in Day Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.7%Highest 57%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miLowest 6.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7 0.7
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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