Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: household income (16.9× in Scenic Township) and homeowners (+84.3 pts renters in Imlay Township).
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.
Everything, side by side
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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.
Imlay TownshipScenic Township
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People
Population29Lowest53Highest
Median age57.6±7.5Lowest 52% above SD57.9±3.9Highest 52% above SD
Scenic Township and Imlay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 183.4%±92.2Lowest SD: 24.2%13.2%±43.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Scenic Township and Imlay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+20.7%±100Highest SD: 18%5.7%±63.2Lowest SD: 18%
Imlay Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.
