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Fort Township vs Fulton

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (73.5× in Fulton) and trails (11× in Fort Township).

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Fort Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 75 people
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Fulton, SDA small town of 84South Dakota · 84 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.

FultonA small town of 84
Quiet strengthsFulton 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
Fort TownshipFulton
Snow a year48″36″
January low3°F6°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)160d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd55th
Outdoors & history
Fort TownshipFulton
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land62.4%—
National Register places1—
Community
Fort TownshipFulton
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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fort Township ↔ Fulton132 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.

Fort TownshipFulton
People
Population 75Lowest 84Highest
Median age 37.3±6.3Lowest about the SD average 39.8±15Highest 5% above SD
Fulton and Fort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±37.6Highest SD: 24.2% 19%±21.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Fort Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±46.2Lowest SD: 18% 14.3%±27.9Highest SD: 18%
Fulton and Fort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10%Lowest SD: 31.9% 20.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.9Lowest SD: 5% 3.6%±12.8Highest SD: 5%
Fulton and Fort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,070±$942Lowest 48% below SD $56,667±$8kHighest 25% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $154,200±$73k 40% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $319±$141 66% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,212 56% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 44.4%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Fulton and Fort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 11.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 79.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 49 minHighest 173% above SD 17 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 5%±9.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.4%±10.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Fulton and Fort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (25%)Mitchell (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FultonFew work in Fort Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 29.4Highest
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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