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Okaton Township vs Frederick Township

177 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+33.6 pts in Frederick Township) and trails (2.6× in Okaton Township).

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Okaton Township, SDA small town of 22Jones County · 22 people
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Frederick Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 39 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.
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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
Okaton TownshipFrederick Township
Snow a year49″44″
January low12°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)158d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th37th
Outdoors & history
Okaton TownshipFrederick Township
Trails24 mi9 mi
Conserved land0%33.6%
Archive photos17
Community
Okaton TownshipFrederick 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

177 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Okaton Township ↔ Frederick Township177 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.

Okaton TownshipFrederick Township
People
Population 22Lowest 39Highest
Median age 60.1±67.1Highest 58% above SD 52.5±19.3Lowest 38% above SD
Okaton Township and Frederick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±72.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Okaton Township and Frederick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 20.5%±77.6Highest SD: 18%
Frederick 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+ 40%Highest SD: 31.9% 33.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±64.3 SD: 5% 0%±36.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,438±$48kLowest 51% above SD $118,333±$95kHighest 58% above SD
Frederick Township and Okaton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $154,200±$70k 40% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 78.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 17 yrs newer than SD 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 47.1%±48.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Okaton Township and Frederick 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 11.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Murdo (48%)Aberdeen (56%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Frederick TownshipFew work in Okaton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 33.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.9 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
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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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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