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Nance Township vs Eureka Township

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.9× in Nance Township) and trails (6.7× in Nance Township).

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Nance Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 17 people
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Eureka Township, SDA small town of 8Aurora County · 8 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.

Eureka TownshipA small town of 8
Quiet strengthsEureka Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eureka 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.

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
Nance TownshipEureka Township
Snow a year44″38″
January low7°F8°F
July high85°F86°F
Growing season (days)152d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st48th
Outdoors & history
Nance TownshipEureka Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land38.9%—
National Register places1—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—9
Community
Nance TownshipEureka 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.

Where they are

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nance Township ↔ Eureka Township60 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.

Nance TownshipEureka Township
People
Population 17Highest 8Lowest
Median age 71.5±18.5Lowest 88% above SD 77.7±11.4Highest 104% above SD
Eureka Township and Nance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Nance Township and Eureka Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 64.7%±100Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Eureka Township and Nance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 37.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±83.2 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $2,499 97% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001 677% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,700 36% above SD —
Below poverty line 29.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2013 33 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 33.3%±49.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Nance Township and Eureka 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 24.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (20%)Plankinton (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eureka TownshipFew work in Nance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 38.9%Lowest 68.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 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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