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Floyd Township vs Oneida Township

Next-door neighbors in Sanborn County. The biggest differences: size (8.7× in Floyd Township) and trails (3.9× in Oneida Township).

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Floyd Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 61 people
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Oneida Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 7 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Floyd Township and Oneida Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Floyd TownshipOneida TownshipFloyd TownshipOneida Township
Floyd Township ↔ Oneida 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
Floyd TownshipOneida Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Floyd TownshipOneida Township
Trails2 mi6 mi
Conserved land66.9%51.3%
Community
Floyd TownshipOneida 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.

Floyd TownshipOneida Township
People
Population 61Highest 7Lowest
Median age 59.6±8.2Lowest 57% above SD 83.3±39.2Highest 119% above SD
Oneida Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23%±45.4Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Floyd Township and Oneida Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.1%±40.4Lowest SD: 18% 57.1%±100Highest SD: 18%
Oneida Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 28.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.2 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,250±$44k 26% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,700±$83k 30% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,219 55% 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 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 9.7%±15.6 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.67Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (30%)Silver Creek Township (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oneida TownshipFew work in Floyd Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 66.9%Highest 51.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
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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