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Norway Township vs Meckling Township

Next-door neighbors in Clay County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+60.4 pts in Norway Township) and trails (3.3× in Meckling Township).

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Norway Township, SDA small town of 126Clay County · 126 people
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Meckling Township, SDA small town of 273Clay County · 273 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.

Norway TownshipA small town of 126
Quiet strengthsNorway Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Norway Township →
Meckling TownshipA small town of 273
Quiet strengthsMeckling Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Meckling 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.

Seasonal homes+60.4 pts
Norway Township has more second homes
Norway Township 60.4%Meckling Township 0%
Trails3.3×
Meckling Township has more miles of trail
Meckling Township 9.0 miNorway Township 2.7 mi
Typical home built47 yrs
Meckling Township’s homes are older
Norway Township 1992Meckling Township 1945
Homeowners+20.2 pts renters
Meckling Township has more renters
Norway Township 100%Meckling Township 79.8%
Size2.2×
Meckling Township is the bigger place
Meckling Township 273Norway Township 126
★ What stands out · Where they are

Norway Township and Meckling Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Norway TownshipMeckling TownshipNorway TownshipMeckling Township
Norway Township ↔ Meckling Township5.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Norway TownshipMeckling Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low10°F10°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)164d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th66th
Outdoors & history
Norway TownshipMeckling Township
Trails3 mi9 mi
Conserved land1.1%1.3%
National Register places22
Famous people born here—2
Community
Norway TownshipMeckling 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.

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What matters to you?

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Norway TownshipMeckling Township
People
Population 126Lowest 273Highest
Median age 35.8±36.3Lowest 6% below SD 41.1±19.9Highest 8% above SD
Meckling Township and Norway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.4%±21.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.3%±12.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Meckling Township and Norway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.9%±39.7Highest SD: 18% 12.8%±13.9Lowest SD: 18%
Norway Township and Meckling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.2Lowest SD: 5% 5.9%±9.4Highest SD: 5%
Meckling Township and Norway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $74,750±$26k about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $277,300±$54k 8% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,500 8% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±67.3 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 30.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 11.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 79.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 25 min 38% above SD
Work from home 16%±20.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Norway Township and Meckling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Vermillion (30%)Vermillion (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Meckling TownshipFew work in Norway Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miLowest 9.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Highest 2.1Lowest
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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