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Okaton Township vs Scovil Township

Next-door neighbors in Jones County. The biggest differences: trails (4.2× in Okaton Township) and homeowners (+33.3 pts renters in Okaton Township).

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Okaton Township, SDA small town of 22Jones County · 22 people
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Scovil Township, SDA small town of 18Jones County · 18 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.

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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Scovil TownshipA small town of 18
Quiet strengthsScovil Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Scovil 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.

Trails4.2×
Okaton Township has more miles of trail
Okaton Township 23.9 miScovil Township 5.7 mi
Homeowners+33.3 pts renters
Okaton Township has more renters
Scovil Township 100%Okaton Township 66.7%
Bachelor’s degree++15.6 pts
More adults in Scovil Township have a degree
Scovil Township 55.6%Okaton Township 40%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Okaton Township and Scovil Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Okaton TownshipScovil TownshipOkaton TownshipScovil Township
Okaton Township ↔ Scovil Township7.5 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
Okaton TownshipScovil Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)158d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Okaton TownshipScovil Township
Trails24 mi6 mi
Conserved land0%1.1%
Archive photos1—
Community
Okaton TownshipScovil 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.

Okaton TownshipScovil Township
People
Population 22Highest 18Lowest
Median age 60.1±67.1 58% above SD —
Kids under 18 22.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Okaton Township and Scovil Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Scovil 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 55.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±64.3 SD: 5% 0%±78.6 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%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997 17 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 47.1%±48.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Okaton Township and Scovil 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 36.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Murdo (48%)White River (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Scovil TownshipFew work in Okaton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.9 miHighest 5.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
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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