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Silver Lake Township vs Wolf Creek Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+29.8 pts in Silver Lake Township) and homeowners (+26.8 pts renters in Silver Lake Township).

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Silver Lake Township, SDA small town of 115Hutchinson County · 115 people
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Wolf Creek Township, SDA small town of 111Hutchinson County · 111 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.

Silver Lake TownshipA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsSilver Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silver Lake Township →
Wolf Creek TownshipA small town of 111
Quiet strengthsWolf Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wolf Creek 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.

Bachelor’s degree++29.8 pts
More adults in Silver Lake Township have a degree
Silver Lake Township 63.1%Wolf Creek Township 33.3%
Homeowners+26.8 pts renters
Silver Lake Township has more renters
Wolf Creek Township 100%Silver Lake Township 73.2%
Jobs per worker2.5×
Silver Lake Township is more of a job hub
Silver Lake Township 0.37Wolf Creek Township 0.15
Average commute10 min
Silver Lake Township has the shorter commute
Wolf Creek Township 23 minSilver Lake Township 14 min
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Wolf Creek Township
Wolf Creek Township $2,333Silver Lake Township $1,844
★ What stands out · Where they are

Silver Lake Township and Wolf Creek Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Silver Lake TownshipWolf Creek TownshipSilver Lake TownshipWolf Creek Township
Silver Lake Township ↔ Wolf Creek Township8.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–Silver Lake TownshipNot graded C+Wolf Creek TownshipBetter than 42% of districts in the state
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
Silver Lake TownshipWolf Creek Township
Snow a year41″39″
January low—10°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th50th
Outdoors & history
Silver Lake TownshipWolf Creek Township
Trails7 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.5%0.6%
Community
Silver Lake TownshipWolf Creek 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.

Silver Lake TownshipWolf Creek Township
People
Population 115Highest 111Lowest
Median age 26.7±44.5Lowest 30% below SD 32.2±38Highest 15% below SD
Wolf Creek Township and Silver Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.3%±29.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 48.6%±18Highest SD: 24.2%
Wolf Creek Township and Silver Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.5%±29.1Lowest SD: 18% 24.3%±36.5Highest SD: 18%
Wolf Creek Township and Silver Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 63.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 33.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.2%±15.5Highest SD: 5% 3.6%±10.3Lowest SD: 5%
Silver Lake Township and Wolf Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$50k 13% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,844Lowest 32% below SD $2,333Highest 14% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 18 yrs older than SD 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 24% below SD 23 minHighest 31% above SD
Work from home 18.5%±25.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Silver Lake Township and Wolf Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (32%)Freeman (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wolf Creek TownshipFew work in Silver Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miHighest 5.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.4Highest
Schools
School district —Freeman School District 33-1
High school in town —None in town
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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