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Scenic Township vs Imlay Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: household income (16.9× in Scenic Township) and homeowners (+84.3 pts renters in Imlay Township).

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Scenic Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County · 53 people
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Imlay Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County · 29 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Scenic Township and Imlay Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Scenic TownshipImlay TownshipScenic TownshipImlay Township
Scenic Township ↔ Imlay Township9.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipImlay Township
Snow a year30″38″
January low9°F14°F
July high89°F91°F
Growing season (days)141d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Scenic TownshipImlay Township
Trails6 mi28 mi
Conserved land36.8%86%
National Register places1—
Community
Scenic TownshipImlay 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.

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 TownshipImlay Township
People
Population 53Highest 29Lowest
Median age 57.9±3.9Highest 52% above SD 57.6±7.5Lowest 52% above SD
Scenic Township and Imlay Township 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% 3.4%±92.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Scenic Township and Imlay Township 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% 20.7%±100Highest SD: 18%
Imlay Township 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.7 SD: 5% 0%±48.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,115±$13kHighest 44% below SD $2,499Lowest 97% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $199 93% below SD —
Below poverty line 22.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 93.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 9.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 14.3%±16.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Scenic Township and Imlay 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 39.3 miLowest 70.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (35%)—
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Imlay TownshipFew work in Scenic Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.8%Lowest 86%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miLowest 27.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.0Lowest
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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