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Oak Gulch Township vs Troy Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: median age (48.1 yrs in Oak Gulch Township) and homeowners (+50 pts renters in Troy Township).

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Oak Gulch Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 19 people
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Troy Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 78 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.

Oak Gulch TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.1% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Oak Gulch Township →
Troy TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors28.2% conserved land4.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Troy 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.

Median age48.1 yrs
Oak Gulch Township skews older
Oak Gulch Township 75.3Troy Township 27.2
Homeowners+50 pts renters
Troy Township has more renters
Oak Gulch Township 100%Troy Township 50%
Size4.1×
Troy Township is the bigger place
Troy Township 78Oak Gulch Township 19
Conserved land+12.9 pts
Oak Gulch Township has more conserved land
Oak Gulch Township 41.1%Troy Township 28.2%
Trails+68%
Troy Township has more miles of trail
Troy Township 4.7 miOak Gulch Township 2.8 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Oak Gulch Township and Troy Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oak Gulch TownshipTroy TownshipOak Gulch TownshipTroy Township
Oak Gulch Township ↔ Troy Township7.6 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
Oak Gulch TownshipTroy Township
Snow a year42″42″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th18th
Outdoors & history
Oak Gulch TownshipTroy Township
Trails3 mi5 mi
Conserved land41.1%28.2%
Community
Oak Gulch TownshipTroy 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.

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.

Oak Gulch TownshipTroy Township
People
Population 19Lowest 78Highest
Median age 75.3±0.2Highest 98% above SD 27.2±24.7Lowest 28% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.3%±31.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Troy Township and Oak Gulch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 68.4%±100Highest SD: 18% 16.7%±42.2Lowest SD: 18%
Oak Gulch Township and Troy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±74.4Lowest SD: 5% 6.4%±14.6Highest SD: 5%
Troy Township and Oak Gulch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $75,667±$30k about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $358,300±$179k 39% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $4,700 73% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 50%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1992 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±21.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (55%)Bristol (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Troy TownshipFew work in Oak Gulch Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.1%Highest 28.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Oak Gulch Township

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Towns like Oak Gulch Township

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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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