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Olivet vs Newport Township
165 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (116.3× in Olivet) and jobs per worker (6.4× in Olivet).
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.
Olivet A small town of 63
Quiet strengths Olivet doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Olivet →
Newport Township A small town of 58
Quiet strengths Newport Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Newport 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
Olivet Newport Township
Outdoors & history
Olivet Newport Township
Community
Olivet Newport Township
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 165 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Olivet ↔ Newport Township 165 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Olivet Newport Township
People
Population
63 Highest
58 Lowest
Median age
61.9 ±5.7 Lowest
63% above SD
63.4 ±11.3 Highest
67% above SD
Newport Township and Olivet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.5% ±33.7 Highest
SD: 24.2%
0% ±48.8 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
Olivet and Newport Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.5% ±28 Lowest
SD: 18%
37.9% ±35.3 Highest
SD: 18%
Newport Township and Olivet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
3.8% Highest
SD: 31.9%
2.4% Lowest
SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±22.4 Lowest
SD: 5%
27.6% ±44.1 Highest
SD: 5%
Newport Township and Olivet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,417 ±$23k Lowest
20% below SD
$70,938 ±$22k Highest
6% below SD
Newport Township and Olivet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $146,900 ±$28k
43% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$800 Lowest
71% below SD
$1,125 Highest
59% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100
SD: 39.8%
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Below poverty line
4.8% Highest
SD: 11.9%
0% Lowest
SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.3% Highest
SD: 68.6%
89.5% Lowest
SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972 Lowest
8 yrs older than SD
1978 Highest
2 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
13 min Lowest
30% below SD
27 min Highest
53% above SD
Work from home
0% ±38.5
SD: 9.7%
0% ±41.7
SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0%
0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
19.3 mi Lowest
35.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
1.80 Highest
0.28 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Freeman (20%) Britton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Newport Township Few work in Olivet
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest
1.2% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
93.0 Highest
0.8 Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Olivet 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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