A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Morton Township$1,470/mo

Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

Wheatland Township$1,400/mo

Typical home $222K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Morton Township and Wheatland Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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

Morton TownshipWheatland Township

Snow a year43″43″

January low2°F 2°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)156d 156d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 41st

Outdoors & history

Morton TownshipWheatland Township

Trails—3 mi

Conserved land—23.1%

Community

Morton TownshipWheatland Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

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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

Morton TownshipWheatland Township

People

Population 28Lowest 74Highest

Median age 71.5±0.5Highest 88% above SD 38.6±0.8Lowest about the SD average

Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 18.9%±32.9Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 100%±82.2Highest SD: 18% 21.6%±38.5Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.3%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±50.5 SD: 5% 0%±19.1 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $53,750±$27k 28% below SD

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $217,300±$25kLowest 16% below SD $222,200±$101kHighest 14% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,875 6% above SD

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 21 yrs older than SD 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 16 min 8% below SD

Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±19.2 SD: 9.7%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.46Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Waubay (10%)Webster (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wheatland TownshipFew work in Morton Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 38.9%Highest 23.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 2.8 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 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest

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.

Morton Township vs Wheatland Township

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