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Palmyra Township vs Morristown

146 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (86.1× in Morristown) and seasonal homes (+52.2 pts in Palmyra Township).

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Palmyra Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 61 people
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Morristown, SDA small town of 76South Dakota · 76 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.

MorristownA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsMorristown doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morristown →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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
Palmyra TownshipMorristown
Snow a year39″35″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th60th
Outdoors & history
Palmyra TownshipMorristown
Trails14 mi—
Conserved land31.6%—
Community
Palmyra TownshipMorristown
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

146 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Palmyra Township ↔ Morristown146 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.

Palmyra TownshipMorristown
People
Population 61Lowest 76Highest
Median age 37.8±37.3Lowest about the SD average 39±10.4Highest about the SD average
Morristown and Palmyra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±37.1Highest SD: 24.2% 22.4%±25.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Palmyra Township and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.9%±57.4Highest SD: 18% 21.1%±35.6Lowest SD: 18%
Palmyra Township and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.2Lowest SD: 5% 6.6%±15.1Highest SD: 5%
Morristown and Palmyra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,861±$73kHighest about the SD average $45,000±$24kLowest 40% below SD
Palmyra Township and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $23,100±$11k 91% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $295 89% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 22.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 80.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1943Lowest 37 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 19% below SD 29 minHighest 62% above SD
Work from home 0%±32.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 8.1%±12.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Morristown and Palmyra 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 31.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (29%)McIntosh (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MorristownFew work in Palmyra Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 68.9Highest
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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