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Draper vs Raritan Township

181 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (78.9× in Draper) and conserved land (+41.7 pts in Raritan Township).

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Draper, SDA small town of 20South Dakota · 20 people
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Raritan Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 18 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.

DraperA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsDraper 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 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
DraperRaritan Township
Snow a year49″43″
January low12°F2°F
July high87°F81°F
Growing season (days)158d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th18th
Outdoors & history
DraperRaritan Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—41.7%
Settled1906—
Community
DraperRaritan Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

181 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Draper ↔ Raritan Township181 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.

DraperRaritan Township
People
Population 20Highest 18Lowest
Median age 20.5±17.8Highest 46% below SD 15.8±56Lowest 58% below SD
Draper and Raritan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 50%±97.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 55.6%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Raritan Township and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 16.7%±100Highest SD: 18%
Raritan Township and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 SD: 5% 0%±78.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,250±$46k 12% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Highest SD: 68.6% 50%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miLowest 42.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Murdo (36%)Aberdeen (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Raritan TownshipFew work in Draper
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 41.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 63.1Highest 0.8Lowest
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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