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Racine Township vs Wheatland Township

12 miles apart in Day County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.5× in Wheatland Township) and trails (3.1× in Wheatland Township).

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Racine Township, SDA small town of 54Day County · 54 people
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Wheatland Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 74 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.

Racine TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsRacine Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Racine 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Racine Township$1,360/mo
Typical home $216K (Census) · tax rate 1.30% · Housing →
Wheatland Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $222K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Racine TownshipWheatland Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Racine TownshipWheatland Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—23.1%
Community
Racine TownshipWheatland 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.

Where they are

12 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Racine TownshipWheatland TownshipRacine TownshipWheatland Township
Racine Township ↔ Wheatland Township12 miles apart · Same county
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.

Racine TownshipWheatland Township
People
Population 54Lowest 74Highest
Median age 34.4±43.3Lowest 9% below SD 38.6±0.8Highest about the SD average
Wheatland Township and Racine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.4%±45.7Highest SD: 24.2% 18.9%±32.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Racine Township and Wheatland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.1%±58.9Highest SD: 18% 21.6%±38.5Lowest SD: 18%
Racine Township and Wheatland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.8%±26.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±19.1Lowest SD: 5%
Racine Township and Wheatland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $53,750±$27k 28% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,600±$179kLowest 16% below SD $222,200±$101kHighest 14% below SD
Wheatland Township and Racine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,808Lowest 3% above SD $2,875Highest 6% above SD
Below poverty line 14.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 8% below SD
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±19.2 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 49.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.46Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Waubay (17%)Webster (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wheatland TownshipFew work in Racine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.8%Highest 23.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.8Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Racine Township

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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