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Rusk Township vs Webster

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (100.8× in Webster) and size (29.2× in Webster).

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Rusk Township, SDA small town of 65Day County · 65 people
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Webster, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 1,896 people
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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.

Rusk TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsRusk Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rusk Township →
WebsterKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 80%of SD districts Housing$235K typical home27% below the SD typical home History7 historic places7 places on the National Register All about Webster →
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.

Street grid100.8×
Webster has the more walkable street grid
Webster 80.6Rusk Township 0.8
Size29.2×
Webster is the bigger place
Webster 1,896Rusk Township 65
Jobs per worker10.4×
Webster is more of a job hub
Webster 1.04Rusk Township 0.10
Age 65++48.3 pts
Rusk Township has more people 65 and up
Rusk Township 69.2%Webster 20.9%
Median age26.1 yrs
Rusk Township skews older
Rusk Township 66.6Webster 40.5
Conserved land+50.7 pts
Rusk Township has more conserved land
Rusk Township 50.7%Webster 0%
★ 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.

Rusk Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $260K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →
Webster$1,440/mo
Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $653/mo · 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.

Where they are

Rusk Township and Webster share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Rusk TownshipWebsterRusk TownshipWebster
Rusk Township ↔ Webster4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
12 Rusk Township residents work in Webster (20% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rusk Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Rusk TownshipNot graded A−WebsterBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
–Rusk TownshipNot graded BWebsterHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
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
Rusk TownshipWebster
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st23rd
Outdoors & history
Rusk TownshipWebster
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—7
Community
Rusk TownshipWebster
Library hours a week—28 hrs
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.

Rusk TownshipWebster
People
Population 65Lowest 1,896Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -8.4% SD: +8.9%
Median age 66.6±6.4Highest 75% above SD 40.5±2.9Lowest 7% above SD
Kids under 18 12.3%±44Lowest SD: 24.2% 20.2%±3.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Webster and Rusk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 69.2%±36.5Highest SD: 18% 20.9%±3.4Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.8Lowest SD: 5% 3.6%±2.1Highest SD: 5%
Webster and Rusk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $55,179±$7k 27% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $260,000±$117kHighest about the SD average $154,100±$34kLowest 40% below SD
Rusk Township and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $653±$46 31% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,389Lowest 49% below SD $1,683Highest 38% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 33.6%±14.4 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 15.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 66.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 2 yrs older than SD 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 19 min 8% above SD
Work from home 0%±47.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.7%±6Highest SD: 9.7%
Webster and Rusk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 43.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (20%)Webster Township (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 20% work in WebsterFew work in Rusk Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 50.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 80.6Highest
Schools
School district —Webster Area School District 18-5
High school in town —Webster Area High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.6
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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