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Eureka Township vs Nance Township
60 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.9× in Nance Township) and trails (6.7× in Nance Township).
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.
Eureka Township A small town of 8
Quiet strengths Eureka Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eureka Township →
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
Eureka Township Nance Township
Outdoors & history
Eureka Township Nance Township
National Register places — 1
Famous people born here 9 —
Community
Eureka Township Nance Township
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 60 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Eureka Township ↔ Nance Township 60 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Eureka Township Nance Township
People
Population
8 Lowest
17 Highest
Median age
77.7 ±11.4 Highest
104% above SD
71.5 ±18.5 Lowest
88% above SD
Eureka Township and Nance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
0% ±100 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
17.6% ±100 Highest
SD: 24.2%
Nance Township and Eureka Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
100% ±100 Highest
SD: 18%
64.7% ±100 Lowest
SD: 18%
Eureka Township and Nance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.5% Highest
SD: 31.9%
21.4% Lowest
SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±100
SD: 5%
0% ±83.2
SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
— $2,499
97% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $2,000,001
677% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $3,700
36% above SD
Below poverty line
0% Lowest
SD: 11.9%
29.4% Highest
SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%
SD: 68.6%
100%
SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
— 2013
33 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home
0% ±100 Lowest
SD: 9.7%
33.3% ±49.7 Highest
SD: 9.7%
Nance Township and Eureka 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
32.3 mi Highest
24.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.08 Lowest
0.87 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Plankinton (25%) Huron (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Nance Township Few work in Eureka Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
68.9% Highest
38.9% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
0.6 mi Lowest
4.0 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest
0.1 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.6 Lowest
1.9 Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Eureka Township Towns like Eureka Township 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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