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Nutley Township vs Okaton Township

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (59.8× in Okaton Township) and conserved land (+59.2 pts in Nutley Township).

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Nutley Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 52 people
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Okaton Township, SDA small town of 22Jones County · 22 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.

Okaton TownshipA small town of 22
Quiet strengthsOkaton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Okaton 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.

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 TownshipOkaton Township
Snow a year36″49″
January low4°F12°F
July high82°F87°F
Growing season (days)164d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st48th
Outdoors & history
Nutley TownshipOkaton Township
Trails0 mi24 mi
Conserved land59.2%0%
Archive photos—1
Community
Nutley TownshipOkaton 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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nutley Township ↔ Okaton Township206 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 TownshipOkaton Township
People
Population 52Highest 22Lowest
Median age 58.2±0.9Lowest 53% above SD 60.1±67.1Highest 58% above SD
Okaton Township 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% 22.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Okaton Township and Nutley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±59.5Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Nutley Township and Okaton 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2 SD: 5% 0%±64.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $113,438±$48k 51% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7% SD: 68.6% 66.7% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1997 17 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 84.6%±51.9Highest SD: 9.7% 47.1%±48.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Nutley Township and Okaton 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 17.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (18%)Murdo (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Okaton TownshipFew work in Nutley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 59.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 23.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6 0.6
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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