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Strool-Plateau Township vs Maltby Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: trails (7.2× in Strool-Plateau Township) and street grid (4× in Strool-Plateau Township).

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Strool-Plateau Township, SDA small town of 46Perkins County · 46 people

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Maltby Township, SDA small town of 0Perkins County

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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.

Strool-Plateau TownshipA small town of 46

Quiet strengthsStrool-Plateau Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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Maltby TownshipA small town of 0

Quiet strengthsMaltby Township 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.

Trails7.2×

Strool-Plateau Township has more miles of trail

Strool-Plateau Township 8.6 miMaltby Township 1.2 mi

Street grid4×

Strool-Plateau Township has the more walkable street grid

Strool-Plateau Township 0.4Maltby Township 0.1

★ What stands out · Where they are

Strool-Plateau Township and Maltby Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Strool-Plateau TownshipMaltby Township

Strool-Plateau Township ↔ Maltby Township7.0 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

Strool-Plateau TownshipMaltby Township

Snow a year40″40″

January low10°F 10°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)144d 144d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 54th

Outdoors & history

Strool-Plateau TownshipMaltby Township

Trails9 mi 1 mi

Conserved land9.8%10.7%

Community

Strool-Plateau TownshipMaltby Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Strool-Plateau TownshipMaltby Township

People

Population 46Highest 0Lowest

Median age 32.5±36.2 14% below SD —

Kids under 18 37%±52.6 SD: 24.2% —

Age 65+ 4.3%±72.3 SD: 18% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4% SD: 31.9% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.7 SD: 5% —

Cost of living

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —

Getting to work

Work from home 58.3%±59.5 SD: 9.7% —

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.8 miLowest 48.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (32%)Lemmon (50%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maltby TownshipFew work in Strool-Plateau Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.8%Lowest 10.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.1Lowest

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.

Strool-Plateau Township vs Maltby Township

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