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Richland Township vs New Witten

119 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (57.1× in New Witten) and trails (30× in Richland Township).

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Richland Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 83 people
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New Witten, 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.

New WittenA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsNew Witten doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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
Richland TownshipNew Witten
Snow a year39″49″
January low—13°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st69th
Outdoors & history
Richland TownshipNew Witten
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land17.8%—
Settled—1909
National Register places1—
Community
Richland TownshipNew Witten
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

119 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Richland Township ↔ New Witten119 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.

Richland TownshipNew Witten
People
Population 83Highest 76Lowest
Median age 69.8±5.4Highest 84% above SD 68.2±5.4Lowest 79% above SD
Richland Township and New Witten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±34.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 10.5%±30.5Highest SD: 24.2%
New Witten and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 85.5%±23.6Highest SD: 18% 65.8%±49.6Lowest SD: 18%
Richland Township and New Witten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 10.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17 SD: 5% 0%±18.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,226±$23kHighest 28% below SD $38,603±$9kLowest 49% below SD
Richland Township and New Witten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $279,800±$53k 9% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,432Highest 11% below SD $835Lowest 69% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 25%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 min 9% above SD —
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 2.3%±4Highest SD: 9.7%
New Witten and Richland 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 10.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (48%)Winner (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in New WittenFew work in Richland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 68.5Highest
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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