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New Witten vs La Belle Township

214 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (137× in New Witten) and trails (17× in La Belle Township).

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New Witten, SDA small town of 76South Dakota · 76 people
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La Belle Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 59 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.

New WittenA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsNew Witten doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about New Witten →
La Belle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.3% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about La Belle 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.

Street grid137×
New Witten has the more walkable street grid
New Witten 68.5La Belle Township 0.5
Trails17×
La Belle Township has more miles of trail
La Belle Township 1.7 miNew Witten 0.1 mi
Conserved land+41.3 pts
La Belle Township has more conserved land
La Belle Township 41.3%New Witten 0%
Property tax bill+67%
Tax bills are bigger in La Belle Township
La Belle Township $1,396New Witten $835
Jobs per worker2.1×
New Witten is more of a job hub
New Witten 0.17La Belle Township 0.08
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 WittenLa Belle Township
Snow a year49″48″
January low13°F3°F
July high90°F82°F
Growing season (days)159d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th22nd
Outdoors & history
New WittenLa Belle Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—41.3%
Settled1909—
Community
New WittenLa Belle 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

214 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

New WittenSDLa Belle TownshipMarshall County
New Witten ↔ La Belle Township214 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 WittenLa Belle Township
People
Population 76Highest 59Lowest
Median age 68.2±5.4Lowest 79% above SD 70.8±1.7Highest 86% above SD
La Belle Township and New Witten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.5%±30.5Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±47.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
New Witten and La Belle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 65.8%±49.6Lowest SD: 18% 83.1%±35.8Highest SD: 18%
La Belle Township and New Witten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.6 SD: 5% 0%±24 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $38,603±$9k 49% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $144,800±$33k 44% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $835Lowest 69% below SD $1,396Highest 49% below SD
Below poverty line 25%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 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 2.3%±4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
New Witten and La Belle 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 12.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (30%)Miller Township (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La Belle TownshipFew work in New Witten
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 41.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 68.5Highest 0.5Lowest
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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