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Kaylor Township vs Capital Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (50× in Kaylor Township) and homeowners (+52.6 pts renters in Capital Township).

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Kaylor Township, SDA small town of 191Hutchinson County · 191 people
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Capital Township, SDA small town of 29Hutchinson County · 29 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.

Kaylor TownshipA small town of 191
Quiet strengthsKaylor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kaylor Township →
Capital TownshipA small town of 29
Quiet strengthsCapital Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Capital 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.

Jobs per worker50×
Kaylor Township is more of a job hub
Kaylor Township 1.50Capital Township 0.03
Homeowners+52.6 pts renters
Capital Township has more renters
Kaylor Township 100%Capital Township 47.4%
Size6.6×
Kaylor Township is the bigger place
Kaylor Township 191Capital Township 29
Bachelor’s degree++37.1 pts
More adults in Kaylor Township have a degree
Kaylor Township 64.7%Capital Township 27.6%
Street grid+60%
Kaylor Township has the more walkable street grid
Kaylor Township 1.6Capital Township 1.0
Trails+63%
Capital Township has more miles of trail
Capital Township 3.1 miKaylor Township 1.9 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Kaylor Township and Capital Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kaylor TownshipCapital TownshipKaylor TownshipCapital Township
Kaylor Township ↔ Capital Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Kaylor TownshipCapital Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Kaylor TownshipCapital Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.6%0.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Kaylor TownshipCapital 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.

Kaylor TownshipCapital Township
People
Population 191Highest 29Lowest
Median age 32.6±27.9Lowest 14% below SD 54.6±27.6Highest 44% above SD
Capital Township and Kaylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.4%±16.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±97.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kaylor Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.1%±12.5Highest SD: 18% 10.3%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Kaylor Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 27.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 5%
Kaylor Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 2.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 47.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1941Highest 39 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 min 7% above SD —
Work from home 27.9%±22.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Kaylor Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.50Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (19%)Freeman (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Capital TownshipFew work in Kaylor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 3.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.0Lowest
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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