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Palmyra Township vs Wachter Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (6.1× in Palmyra Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+30.2 pts in Palmyra Township).

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Palmyra Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 61 people
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Wachter Township, SDA small town of 10McPherson County · 10 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.

Wachter TownshipA small town of 10
Quiet strengthsWachter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wachter 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Palmyra Township and Wachter Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Palmyra TownshipWachter TownshipPalmyra TownshipWachter Township
Palmyra Township ↔ Wachter Township4.8 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipWachter Township
Snow a year39″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Palmyra TownshipWachter Township
Conserved land31.6%9.3%
Community
Palmyra TownshipWachter 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.

Palmyra TownshipWachter Township
People
Population 61Highest 10Lowest
Median age 37.8±37.3 about the SD average —
Kids under 18 29.5%±37.1Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Palmyra Township and Wachter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.9%±57.4Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Wachter Township and Palmyra Township 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.2 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,861±$73k about the SD average —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001 21 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 min 19% below SD —
Work from home 0%±32.3 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miLowest 56.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (29%)Gwinner (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wachter TownshipFew work in Palmyra Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.6%Highest 9.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.7 miHighest 9.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
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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