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Owanka Township vs Wasta Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+50 pts in Wasta Township) and street grid (3× in Owanka Township).

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Owanka Township, SDA small town of 8Pennington County · 8 people
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Wasta Township, SDA small town of 26Pennington County · 26 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.

Owanka TownshipA small town of 8
Quiet strengthsOwanka Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Wasta TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsWasta Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wasta 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.

Bachelor’s degree++50 pts
More adults in Wasta Township have a degree
Wasta Township 50%Owanka Township 0%
Street grid3×
Owanka Township has the more walkable street grid
Owanka Township 0.3Wasta Township 0.1
Trails2.4×
Wasta Township has more miles of trail
Wasta Township 9.6 miOwanka Township 4.0 mi
Size3.3×
Wasta Township is the bigger place
Wasta Township 26Owanka Township 8
★ What stands out · Where they are

Owanka Township and Wasta Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Owanka TownshipWasta TownshipOwanka TownshipWasta Township
Owanka Township ↔ Wasta Township8.1 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
Owanka TownshipWasta Township
Snow a year30″30″
January low9°F9°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Owanka TownshipWasta Township
Trails4 mi10 mi
Conserved land3.9%3.6%
National Register places—3
Community
Owanka TownshipWasta 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.

Owanka TownshipWasta Township
People
Population 8Lowest 26Highest
Median age — 5.8±5 85% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 69.2%±56.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Wasta Township and Owanka Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% 0%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 50%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±54.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 50%±32.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Wasta Township and Owanka 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 28.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (50%)Rapid City (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wasta TownshipFew work in Owanka Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miLowest 9.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Highest 0.1Lowest
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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