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Fulton vs Fort Township

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

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Fulton, SDA small town of 84South Dakota · 84 people
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Fort Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 75 people
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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.
All about Fulton →
Fort TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.4% conserved land1.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Fort 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.

Street grid73.5×
Fulton has the more walkable street grid
Fulton 29.4Fort Township 0.4
Trails11×
Fort Township has more miles of trail
Fort Township 1.1 miFulton 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker7.7×
Fort Township is more of a job hub
Fort Township 1.00Fulton 0.13
Average commute31 min
Fulton has the shorter commute
Fort Township 49 minFulton 17 min
Conserved land+62.4 pts
Fort Township has more conserved land
Fort Township 62.4%Fulton 0%
Typical home built46 yrs
Fulton’s homes are older
Fort Township 1984Fulton 1938
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
FultonFort Township
Snow a year36″48″
January low6°F3°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th22nd
Outdoors & history
FultonFort Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—62.4%
National Register places—1
Community
FultonFort 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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FultonSDFort TownshipMarshall County
Fulton ↔ Fort Township132 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.

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