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Devoe Township vs Dakota Township

167 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (65 yrs in Devoe Township) and conserved land (+15.1 pts in Devoe Township).

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Devoe Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 55 people
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Dakota Township, SDA small town of 51Meade County · 51 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.

Dakota TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsDakota Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

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
Devoe TownshipDakota Township
Snow a year44″43″
January low4°F7°F
July high85°F87°F
Growing season (days)139d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th79th
Outdoors & history
Devoe TownshipDakota Township
Trails24 mi—
Conserved land29%—
Community
Devoe TownshipDakota 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

167 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Devoe Township ↔ Dakota Township167 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.

Devoe TownshipDakota Township
People
Population 55Highest 51Lowest
Median age 59.8±1.5Highest 57% above SD 57.3±43.3Lowest 51% above SD
Devoe Township and Dakota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±51.4 SD: 24.2% 0%±55.5 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 18.2%±62.2Highest SD: 18% 7.8%±61.4Lowest SD: 18%
Devoe Township and Dakota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±20.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±27.7Lowest SD: 5%
Devoe Township and Dakota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001 233% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $589,300±$191k 129% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,861 32% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±32.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 61.8%±71.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Dakota Township and Devoe 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 15.8 miLowest 58.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (55%)Rapid City (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dakota TownshipFew work in Devoe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29%Highest 13.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.0Lowest
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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