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Howard Township vs Woonsocket Township

37 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.8× in Woonsocket Township) and work from home (+40.5 pts in Woonsocket Township).

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Howard Township, SDA small town of 195Miner County · 195 people
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Woonsocket Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 184 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.

Howard TownshipA small town of 195
Quiet strengthsHoward Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Howard 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
Howard TownshipWoonsocket Township
Snow a year36″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)149d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th45th
Outdoors & history
Howard TownshipWoonsocket Township
Trails1 mi9 mi
Conserved land8.7%26.4%
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here4—
Community
Howard TownshipWoonsocket 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

37 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Howard Township ↔ Woonsocket Township37 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.

Howard TownshipWoonsocket Township
People
Population 195Highest 184Lowest
Median age 62.4±1.7Lowest 64% above SD 65.1±9.7Highest 71% above SD
Woonsocket Township and Howard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.8%±16.6Highest SD: 24.2% 12.5%±11.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Howard Township and Woonsocket Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.8%±17.5Lowest SD: 18% 51.1%±21.5Highest SD: 18%
Woonsocket Township and Howard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 24.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±7.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.7Lowest SD: 5%
Howard Township and Woonsocket Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $105,726±$31k 41% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $188,700±$14k 27% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,200Lowest 56% below SD $2,444Highest 10% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 21.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 88.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Highest 27 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 43% below SD 15 minHighest 15% below SD
Work from home 7.1%±7.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 47.6%±30.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 3.3%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Lowest 1.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (35%)Woonsocket (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Woonsocket TownshipFew work in Howard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.7%Lowest 26.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 8.8 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 1.1Lowest 1.5Highest
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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