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Kosciusko Township vs Nutley Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+65.2 pts in Kosciusko Township) and street grid (3.3× in Kosciusko Township).

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Kosciusko Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 229 people
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Nutley Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 52 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Kosciusko Township and Nutley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kosciusko TownshipNutley TownshipKosciusko TownshipNutley Township
Kosciusko Township ↔ Nutley Township6.4 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
Kosciusko TownshipNutley Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)164d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Kosciusko TownshipNutley Township
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land40.9%59.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Kosciusko TownshipNutley 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.

Kosciusko TownshipNutley Township
People
Population 229Highest 52Lowest
Median age 63.6±6Highest 67% above SD 58.2±0.9Lowest 53% above SD
Kosciusko Township and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.3%±14.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±54.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kosciusko Township and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 47.6%±23.7Highest SD: 18% 25%±59.5Lowest SD: 18%
Kosciusko Township and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53%Highest SD: 31.9% 36.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±6.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5%
Kosciusko Township and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,139±$22k 40% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $651,000±$199k 153% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,278 20% above SD —
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 66.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980 same as SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 44 min 144% above SD —
Work from home 25.3%±30.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 84.6%±51.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Nutley Township and Kosciusko Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (18%)Webster (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nutley Township5% work in Kosciusko Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.9%Lowest 59.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Highest 0.6Lowest
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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