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Nutley Township vs McIntosh

191 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (96× in McIntosh) and jobs per worker (26.9× in McIntosh).

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Nutley Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 52 people
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McIntosh, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 80 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Nutley TownshipMcIntosh
Snow a year36″43″
January low4°F7°F
July high82°F86°F
Growing season (days)164d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st60th
Outdoors & history
Nutley TownshipMcIntosh
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land59.2%—
Settled—1909
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—2
Community
Nutley TownshipMcIntosh
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

191 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nutley Township ↔ McIntosh191 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.

Nutley TownshipMcIntosh
People
Population 52Lowest 80Highest
Median age 58.2±0.9Lowest 53% above SD 61±5.2Highest 61% above SD
McIntosh and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±54.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 11.3%±29.7Highest SD: 24.2%
McIntosh and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±59.5Lowest SD: 18% 32.5%±24.3Highest SD: 18%
McIntosh and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 25.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5% 1.3%±12.7Highest SD: 5%
McIntosh and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $97,500±$50k 30% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $45,800±$7k 82% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $867 68% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 28.6%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 7.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 68%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1940 40 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 11 min 38% below SD
Work from home 84.6%±51.9Highest SD: 9.7% 9.1%±13.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 21.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 50.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 3.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (18%)Hettinger (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McIntoshFew work in Nutley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 59.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 57.6Highest
Schools
School district —McIntosh School District 15-1
High school in town —McIntosh High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 4.5
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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