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Newport Township vs Olivet

165 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (116.3× in Olivet) and jobs per worker (6.4× in Olivet).

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Newport Township, SDA small town of 58Marshall County · 58 people
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Olivet, SDA small town of 63South Dakota · 63 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.

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.
All about Newport Township →
OlivetA small town of 63
Quiet strengthsOlivet doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Olivet →
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.

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 TownshipOlivet
Snow a year45″39″
January low0°F10°F
July high83°F86°F
Growing season (days)135d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd39th
Outdoors & history
Newport TownshipOlivet
Settled—1871
Archive photos—2
Community
Newport TownshipOlivet
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

165 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Newport Township ↔ Olivet165 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 TownshipOlivet
People
Population 58Lowest 63Highest
Median age 63.4±11.3Highest 67% above SD 61.9±5.7Lowest 63% above SD
Newport Township and Olivet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 17.5%±33.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Olivet and Newport Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.9%±35.3Highest SD: 18% 36.5%±28Lowest SD: 18%
Newport Township and Olivet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 3.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 27.6%±44.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±22.4Lowest SD: 5%
Newport Township and Olivet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,938±$22kHighest 6% below SD $60,417±$23kLowest 20% below SD
Newport Township and Olivet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $146,900±$28k 43% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Highest 59% below SD $800Lowest 71% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 93.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 2 yrs older than SD 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 53% above SD 13 minLowest 30% below SD
Work from home 0%±41.7 SD: 9.7% 0%±38.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 1.80Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (21%)Freeman (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OlivetFew work in Newport Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 93.0Highest
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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