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Oneida Township vs Benedict Township

Next-door neighbors in Sanborn County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+73.3 pts renters in Benedict Township) and size (3.3× in Benedict Township).

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Oneida Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 7 people
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Benedict Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 23 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Oneida Township and Benedict Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oneida TownshipBenedict TownshipOneida TownshipBenedict Township
Oneida Township ↔ Benedict Township5.9 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
Oneida TownshipBenedict Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Oneida TownshipBenedict Township
Trails6 mi6 mi
Conserved land51.3%55.6%
Community
Oneida TownshipBenedict 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.

Oneida TownshipBenedict Township
People
Population 7Lowest 23Highest
Median age 83.3±39.2Highest 119% above SD 27.9±62.9Lowest 27% below SD
Oneida Township and Benedict Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 17.4%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Benedict Township and Oneida Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 57.1%±100Highest SD: 18% 17.4%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Oneida Township and Benedict Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±61.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 47.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 26.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1944Highest 36 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Silver Creek Township (33%)Mitchell (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Benedict TownshipFew work in Oneida Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 51.3%Lowest 55.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.2 miHighest 5.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.6Lowest
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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