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De Witt Township vs Huron Township

115 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (50 yrs in Huron Township) and conserved land (+25.3 pts in De Witt Township).

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De Witt Township, SDAn outdoors townPerkins County · 38 people
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Huron Township, SDA small town of 52Pennington County · 52 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.

De Witt TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.2% conserved land10 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about De Witt Township →
Huron TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsHuron Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huron 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.

Typical home built50 yrs
Huron Township’s homes are older
De Witt Township 2003Huron Township 1953
Conserved land+25.3 pts
De Witt Township has more conserved land
De Witt Township 27.2%Huron Township 1.9%
Bachelor’s degree++8.9 pts
More adults in De Witt Township have a degree
De Witt Township 28.9%Huron Township 20%
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
De Witt TownshipHuron Township
Snow a year41″37″
January low—10°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th74th
Outdoors & history
De Witt TownshipHuron Township
Trails10 mi9 mi
Conserved land27.2%1.9%
Community
De Witt TownshipHuron 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.

Where they are

115 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

De Witt TownshipPerkins CountyHuron TownshipPennington County
De Witt Township ↔ Huron Township115 miles apart
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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.

De Witt TownshipHuron Township
People
Population 38Lowest 52Highest
Median age 60.4±6.5Highest 59% above SD 57.5±26.7Lowest 51% above SD
De Witt Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±74.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 9.6%±50.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Huron Township and De Witt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.9%±83.6Lowest SD: 18% 46.2%±53.4Highest SD: 18%
Huron Township and De Witt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 20%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±37.2 SD: 5% 0%±27.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,571±$36kHighest 18% above SD $87,500±$9kLowest 17% above SD
De Witt Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,000±$149k 15% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,100Lowest 23% below SD $2,313Highest 15% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 26 min 46% above SD
Work from home 3.2%±5.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 9.7%±13.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Huron Township and De Witt 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 14.8 miLowest 47.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bison (36%)Rapid City (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Huron TownshipFew work in De Witt Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.2%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.2 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6 0.6
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Lincoln Township164 people · $161K 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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