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Scenic Township vs Camp Crook

139 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (258.4× in Camp Crook) and trails (57× in Scenic Township).

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Scenic Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County · 53 people
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Camp Crook, SDA small town of 41South Dakota · 41 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.

Camp CrookA small town of 41
Quiet strengthsCamp Crook doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Camp Crook →
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.

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
Scenic TownshipCamp Crook
Snow a year30″51″
January low9°F11°F
July high89°F88°F
Growing season (days)141d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th71st
Outdoors & history
Scenic TownshipCamp Crook
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land36.8%—
National Register places11
Archive photos—6
Community
Scenic TownshipCamp Crook
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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Scenic Township ↔ Camp Crook139 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.

Scenic TownshipCamp Crook
People
Population 53Highest 41Lowest
Median age 57.9±3.9Highest 52% above SD 56.2±15.8Lowest 48% above SD
Scenic Township and Camp Crook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.2%±43.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±69Lowest SD: 24.2%
Scenic Township and Camp Crook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.7%±63.2Lowest SD: 18% 39%±64.6Highest SD: 18%
Camp Crook and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 17.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.7 SD: 5% 0%±34.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,115±$13kHighest 44% below SD $39,167±$11kLowest 48% below SD
Scenic Township and Camp Crook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $66,300±$5k 74% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 93% below SD $1,063Highest 61% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 50%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 22.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 17.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8% SD: 68.6% 93.8% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 37 min 108% above SD
Work from home 14.3%±16.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±47.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Scenic Township and Camp Crook 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 39.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 1.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (35%)Buffalo (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Camp CrookFew work in Scenic Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.8%Highest 8.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 129Highest
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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