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Nance Township vs Woodland Township

50 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Nance Township) and street grid (2.7× in Nance Township).

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Nance Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 17 people
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Woodland Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 18 people
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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.

Nance TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.9% conserved land4.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Nance Township →
Woodland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.4% conserved land1.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Woodland Township →
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.

Jobs per worker4×
Nance Township is more of a job hub
Nance Township 0.87Woodland Township 0.22
Street grid2.7×
Nance Township has the more walkable street grid
Nance Township 1.9Woodland Township 0.7
Trails2.7×
Nance Township has more miles of trail
Nance Township 4.0 miWoodland Township 1.5 mi
Conserved land+23.5 pts
Woodland Township has more conserved land
Woodland Township 62.4%Nance Township 38.9%
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 TownshipWoodland Township
Snow a year44″22″
January low7°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)152d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st39th
Outdoors & history
Nance TownshipWoodland Township
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land38.9%62.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Nance TownshipWoodland 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

50 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nance TownshipBeadle CountyWoodland TownshipClark County
Nance Township ↔ Woodland Township50 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 TownshipWoodland Township
People
Population 17Lowest 18Highest
Median age 71.5±18.5Lowest 88% above SD 73.5±8.3Highest 93% above SD
Woodland 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 Woodland 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%
Woodland 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 16.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±83.2 SD: 5% 0%±78.6 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 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD 2004Lowest 24 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 Woodland 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 51.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (20%)Watertown (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Woodland TownshipFew work in Nance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 38.9%Lowest 62.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 1.5 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 0.7Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Nance Township

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Bonilla Township47 people · $273K homes
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Gilbert Township30 people
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Towns like Nance Township

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Burr Oak Township29 people
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Belmont Township33 people
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Glenwood Township23 people
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Farmington Township28 people

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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