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New Hope Township vs Fulton

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (244× in New Hope Township) and street grid (98× in Fulton).

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New Hope Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 80 people
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Fulton, SDA small town of 84South Dakota · 84 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.

FultonA small town of 84
Quiet strengthsFulton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fulton →
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
New Hope TownshipFulton
Snow a year43″36″
January low1°F6°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)137d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th55th
Outdoors & history
New Hope TownshipFulton
Trails24 mi—
Conserved land41.4%—
Community
New Hope TownshipFulton
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

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

New Hope Township ↔ Fulton116 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.

New Hope TownshipFulton
People
Population 80Lowest 84Highest
Median age 40.1±5.3Highest 6% above SD 39.8±15Lowest 5% above SD
New Hope Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.5%±26.1Highest SD: 24.2% 19%±21.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
New Hope Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±40.7Highest SD: 18% 14.3%±27.9Lowest SD: 18%
New Hope Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.7Lowest SD: 5% 3.6%±12.8Highest SD: 5%
Fulton and New Hope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $56,667±$8k 25% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $154,200±$73k 40% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $319±$141 66% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,205Lowest 56% below SD $1,212Highest 56% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 44.4%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 11.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 79.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 26% above SD 17 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 28.9%±33.5Highest SD: 9.7% 11.4%±10.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
New Hope Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (38%)Mitchell (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FultonFew work in New Hope Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 29.4Highest
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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