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Hulbert Township vs Wessington

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (206.6× in Wessington) and jobs per worker (5.4× in Hulbert Township).

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Hulbert Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 39 people
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Wessington, SDA small town of 192South Dakota · 192 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.

Hulbert TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.1% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hulbert Township →
WessingtonA small town of 192
Quiet strengthsWessington doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wessington →
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 grid206.6×
Wessington has the more walkable street grid
Wessington 103Hulbert Township 0.5
Jobs per worker5.4×
Hulbert Township is more of a job hub
Hulbert Township 2.27Wessington 0.42
Typical home built53 yrs
Wessington’s homes are older
Hulbert Township 2003Wessington 1950
Size4.9×
Wessington is the bigger place
Wessington 192Hulbert Township 39
Homeowners+24.7 pts renters
Wessington has more renters
Hulbert Township 100%Wessington 75.3%
Bachelor’s degree++16.8 pts
More adults in Hulbert Township have a degree
Hulbert Township 39.3%Wessington 22.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hulbert Township and Wessington share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hulbert TownshipWessingtonHulbert TownshipWessington
Hulbert Township ↔ Wessington4.6 miles apart · They share a border
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
Hulbert TownshipWessington
Snow a year44″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd41st
Outdoors & history
Hulbert TownshipWessington
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land14.1%—
Community
Hulbert TownshipWessington
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.

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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.

Hulbert TownshipWessington
People
Population 39Lowest 192Highest
Median age 45.4±43Highest 19% above SD 31.9±5.6Lowest 16% below SD
Hulbert Township and Wessington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.2%±59.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 33.3%±8.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Wessington and Hulbert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 43.6%±73.4Highest SD: 18% 10.9%±9.9Lowest SD: 18%
Hulbert Township and Wessington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±36.3Lowest SD: 5% 5.2%±6.8Highest SD: 5%
Wessington and Hulbert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $151,250±$116kHighest 101% above SD $58,125±$32kLowest 23% below SD
Hulbert Township and Wessington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $102,100±$28k 60% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $538±$19 43% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $814 70% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±44.2 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 21.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 75.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 14 min 20% below SD
Work from home 0%±66.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 3.6%±3.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Wessington and Hulbert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.27Highest 0.42Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (13%)Huron (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WessingtonFew work in Hulbert Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 103Highest
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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