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Okaton Township vs Nutley 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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Okaton Township, SDA small town of 22Jones County · 22 people
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Nutley Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 52 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
Okaton TownshipNutley Township
Snow a year49″36″
January low12°F4°F
July high87°F82°F
Growing season (days)158d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th41st
Outdoors & history
Okaton TownshipNutley Township
Trails24 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%59.2%
Archive photos1—
Community
Okaton TownshipNutley 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.

Okaton Township ↔ Nutley 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.

Okaton TownshipNutley Township
People
Population 22Lowest 52Highest
Median age 60.1±67.1Highest 58% above SD 58.2±0.9Lowest 53% 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 22.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±54.4Lowest 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+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 25%±59.5Highest 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+ 40%Highest SD: 31.9% 36.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±64.3 SD: 5% 0%±27.2 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 47.1%±48.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 84.6%±51.9Highest 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 11.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Murdo (48%)Webster (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nutley TownshipFew work in Okaton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 59.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.9 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
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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