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Hamilton Township vs Bad Nation Township

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.8× in Hamilton Township) and conserved land (+24.6 pts in Hamilton Township).

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Hamilton Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 31 people
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Bad Nation Township, SDA small town of 19Mellette County · 19 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.

Bad Nation TownshipA small town of 19
Quiet strengthsBad Nation Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bad Nation Township →
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.

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
Hamilton TownshipBad Nation Township
Snow a year46″50″
January low—11°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st55th
Outdoors & history
Hamilton TownshipBad Nation Township
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land28.9%4.3%
Community
Hamilton TownshipBad Nation 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

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hamilton Township ↔ Bad Nation Township72 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.

Hamilton TownshipBad Nation Township
People
Population 31Highest 19Lowest
Median age 65.2±12.1Lowest 72% above SD 66.1±17.5Highest 74% above SD
Bad Nation Township and Hamilton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±91.2 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 54.8%±100Highest SD: 18% 52.6%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Hamilton Township and Bad Nation Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 74.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 68.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±45.6 SD: 5% 0%±74.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
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 — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±71.4 SD: 9.7% 0%±66.7 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (35%)White River (75%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bad Nation TownshipFew work in Hamilton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 28.9%Highest 4.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3 0.3
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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