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Jordan Township vs Wallace

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (223.6× in Wallace) and jobs per worker (4.1× in Wallace).

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Jordan Township, SDA small town of 93Tripp County · 93 people
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Wallace, SDA small town of 66South Dakota · 66 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.

Jordan TownshipA small town of 93
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan Township →
WallaceA small town of 66
Quiet strengthsWallace doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wallace →
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
Jordan TownshipWallace
Snow a year49″43″
January low13°F2°F
July high90°F81°F
Growing season (days)159d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th46th
Outdoors & history
Jordan TownshipWallace
Trails21 mi—
Conserved land2%—
Community
Jordan TownshipWallace
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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jordan Township ↔ Wallace173 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.

Jordan TownshipWallace
People
Population 93Highest 66Lowest
Median age 46.4±29.4Highest 22% above SD 46±33.4Lowest 21% above SD
Jordan Township and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±30.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.4%±23.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Wallace and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.3%±30.5Highest SD: 18% 30.3%±32.6Lowest SD: 18%
Jordan Township and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 16.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 16.1%±26Highest SD: 5% 0%±21.4Lowest SD: 5%
Jordan Township and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,219±$45kHighest about the SD average $55,000±$33kLowest 27% below SD
Jordan Township and Wallace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $86,700±$12k 66% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $550±$343 42% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,091 60% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 16.7%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 75%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 40 min 123% above SD
Work from home 0%±16.1 SD: 9.7% 0%±62.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (30%)Watertown (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WallaceFew work in Jordan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 14.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 20.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 112Highest
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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