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Interior Township vs Castle Butte Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (4.4× in Interior Township) and seasonal homes (+50 pts in Castle Butte Township).

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Interior Township, SDAn outdoors townJackson County · 45 people
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Castle Butte Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County
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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.

Interior TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors59.8% conserved land12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Interior Township →
Castle Butte TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors63.1% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Castle Butte 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.

Trails4.4×
Interior Township has more miles of trail
Interior Township 12.4 miCastle Butte Township 2.8 mi
Seasonal homes+50 pts
Castle Butte Township has more second homes
Castle Butte Township 100%Interior Township 50%
Street grid3×
Castle Butte Township has the more walkable street grid
Castle Butte Township 0.3Interior Township 0.1
Work in town+10 pts
More of Interior Township’s workers stay in town
Interior Township 10%Castle Butte Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Interior Township and Castle Butte Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Interior TownshipCastle Butte TownshipInterior TownshipCastle Butte Township
Interior Township ↔ Castle Butte Township8.2 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
Interior TownshipCastle Butte Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low14°F14°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th74th
Outdoors & history
Interior TownshipCastle Butte Township
Trails12 mi3 mi
Conserved land59.8%63.1%
Settled1907—
National Register places1—
Archive photos12—
Community
Interior TownshipCastle Butte 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.

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.

Interior TownshipCastle Butte Township
People
Population 45Highest 0Lowest
Median age 21.4±0.3 44% below SD —
Kids under 18 31.1%±60.4 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 0%±77 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±31.4 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±61.5 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 100% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents 10%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 52.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.65Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kadoka (40%)Wall (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Castle Butte TownshipFew work in Interior Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 59.8%Lowest 63.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.4 miHighest 2.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.3Highest
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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