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Newport Township vs Bates Township

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: homeowners (+10.5 pts renters in Newport Township) and jobs per worker (+56% in Newport Township).

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Newport Township, SDA small town of 58Marshall County · 58 people
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Bates Township, SDA small town of 49Brown County · 49 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.

Newport TownshipA small town of 58
Quiet strengthsNewport Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bates TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsBates Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bates 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.

Homeowners+10.5 pts renters
Newport Township has more renters
Bates Township 100%Newport Township 89.5%
Jobs per worker+56%
Newport Township is more of a job hub
Newport Township 0.28Bates Township 0.18
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
Newport TownshipBates Township
Snow a year45″32″
January low0°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)135d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd38th
Outdoors & history
Newport TownshipBates Township
Trails—17 mi
Conserved land—2.7%
Archive photos—1
Community
Newport TownshipBates 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

24 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Newport TownshipBates TownshipNewport TownshipBates Township
Newport Township ↔ Bates Township24 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.

Newport TownshipBates Township
People
Population 58Highest 49Lowest
Median age 63.4±11.3Lowest 67% above SD 65.1±18.6Highest 71% above SD
Bates Township and Newport Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±48.8 SD: 24.2% 0%±57.7 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 37.9%±35.3Lowest SD: 18% 55.1%±77.5Highest SD: 18%
Bates Township and Newport Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 27.6%±44.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±28.9Lowest SD: 5%
Newport Township and Bates Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,938±$22k 6% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $146,900±$28k 43% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125 59% below SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 55.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than SD 1980Highest same as SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 min 53% above SD —
Work from home 0%±41.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 61.3%±62.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Bates Township and Newport 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 35.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (21%)Groton (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bates TownshipFew work in Newport Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
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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