Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

C−McIntoshBetter than 18% of districts in the state AClark TownshipBetter than 91% of districts in the state

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

McIntoshClark Township

Snow a year43″46″

January low7°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)143d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th 35th

Outdoors & history

McIntoshClark Township

Trails—2 mi

Conserved land—25.5%

Settled1909 —

Archive photos2 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

McIntoshClark Township

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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

220 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

McIntoshSD Clark TownshipDouglas County

McIntosh ↔ Clark Township220 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

McIntoshClark Township

People

Population 80Highest 70Lowest

Median age 61±5.2Lowest 61% above SD 63.8±5.1Highest 68% above SD

Clark Township and McIntosh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 11.3%±29.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±40.4Lowest SD: 24.2%

McIntosh and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 32.5%±24.3Lowest SD: 18% 42.9%±39.3Highest SD: 18%

Clark Township and McIntosh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 16.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±12.7Highest SD: 5% 0%±20.2Lowest SD: 5%

McIntosh and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $97,500±$50k 30% above SD —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $45,800±$7k 82% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $867 68% below SD —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%

McIntosh and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 14.3%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68%Highest SD: 68.6% 67.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1940Lowest 40 yrs older than SD 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 11 min 38% below SD —

Work from home 9.1%±13.2Highest SD: 9.7% 8.3%±9Lowest SD: 9.7%

McIntosh and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 21.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 50.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.50Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Hettinger (7%)Armour (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clark TownshipFew work in McIntosh

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 25.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.6Highest 1.0Lowest

Schools

School district McIntosh School District 15-1—

High school in town McIntosh High School - 01—

Students per teacherat that high school 4.5 —

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

McIntosh vs Clark Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

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What daily life feels like in each

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