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La Belle Township vs New Witten

214 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (137× in New Witten) and trails (17× in La Belle Township).

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La Belle Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 59 people
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New Witten, SDA small town of 76South Dakota · 76 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.

New WittenA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsNew Witten doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about New Witten →
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
La Belle TownshipNew Witten
Snow a year48″49″
January low3°F13°F
July high82°F90°F
Growing season (days)160d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd69th
Outdoors & history
La Belle TownshipNew Witten
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land41.3%—
Settled—1909
Community
La Belle TownshipNew Witten
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

214 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

La Belle Township ↔ New Witten214 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.

La Belle TownshipNew Witten
People
Population 59Lowest 76Highest
Median age 70.8±1.7Highest 86% above SD 68.2±5.4Lowest 79% above SD
La Belle Township and New Witten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±47.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 10.5%±30.5Highest SD: 24.2%
New Witten and La Belle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 83.1%±35.8Highest SD: 18% 65.8%±49.6Lowest SD: 18%
La Belle Township and New Witten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 10.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24 SD: 5% 0%±18.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $38,603±$9k 49% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $144,800±$33k 44% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,396Highest 49% below SD $835Lowest 69% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 25%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 2.3%±4Highest SD: 9.7%
New Witten and La Belle 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 17.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller Township (21%)Winner (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in New WittenFew work in La Belle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 68.5Highest
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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