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Patten Township vs Morristown

204 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (114.8× in Morristown) and property tax bill (16.2× in Patten Township).

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Patten Township, SDA small town of 97Aurora County · 97 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.

Patten TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsPatten Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Patten Township →
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 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
Patten TownshipMorristown
Snow a year38″35″
January low8°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)153d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th60th
Outdoors & history
Patten TownshipMorristown
National Register places2—
Community
Patten 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

204 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Patten Township ↔ Morristown204 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.

Patten TownshipMorristown
People
Population 97Highest 76Lowest
Median age 36.3±20.7Lowest 4% below SD 39±10.4Highest about the SD average
Morristown and Patten Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46.4%±50.3Highest SD: 24.2% 22.4%±25.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Patten Township and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.1%±32.7Lowest SD: 18% 21.1%±35.6Highest SD: 18%
Morristown and Patten Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.6Lowest SD: 5% 6.6%±15.1Highest SD: 5%
Morristown and Patten Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $45,000±$24k 40% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $23,100±$11k 91% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,792Highest 76% above SD $295Lowest 89% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 22.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD 1943Lowest 37 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 29 min 62% above SD
Work from home 27.1%±29Highest SD: 9.7% 8.1%±12.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Patten Township and Morristown 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 36.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Plankinton (13%)McIntosh (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MorristownFew work in Patten Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.9%Highest 0%Lowest
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 0.6Lowest 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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