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Sweet Township vs Capital Township

Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.3× in Sweet Township) and homeowners (+43.1 pts renters in Capital Township).

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Sweet Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHutchinson County · 92 people
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Capital Township, SDA small town of 29Hutchinson County · 29 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.

Sweet TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Sweet Township →
Capital TownshipA small town of 29
Quiet strengthsCapital Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Capital 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.

Jobs per worker13.3×
Sweet Township is more of a job hub
Sweet Township 0.40Capital Township 0.03
Homeowners+43.1 pts renters
Capital Township has more renters
Sweet Township 90.5%Capital Township 47.4%
Size3.2×
Sweet Township is the bigger place
Sweet Township 92Capital Township 29
Street grid+60%
Sweet Township has the more walkable street grid
Sweet Township 1.6Capital Township 1.0
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sweet Township and Capital Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sweet TownshipCapital TownshipSweet TownshipCapital Township
Sweet Township ↔ Capital Township5.5 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
C−Sweet TownshipBetter than 18% of districts in the state –Capital TownshipNot graded
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
Sweet TownshipCapital Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th39th
Outdoors & history
Sweet TownshipCapital Township
Trails4 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.3%0.5%
National Register places2—
Community
Sweet TownshipCapital 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.

Sweet TownshipCapital Township
People
Population 92Highest 29Lowest
Median age 41.3±38.7Lowest 9% above SD 54.6±27.6Highest 44% above SD
Capital Township and Sweet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.5%±25.6Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±97.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Sweet Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.3%±25.6Highest SD: 18% 10.3%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Sweet Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.4 SD: 5% 0%±48.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,333±$84k 51% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $486 82% 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 90.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 47.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 min 54% below SD —
Work from home 31.4%±34.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Sweet Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Parkston (11%)Freeman (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Capital TownshipFew work in Sweet Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 3.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.0Lowest
Schools
School district Menno School District 33-2—
High school in town None in town—
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Sweet Township

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Molan Township150 people · $147K homes
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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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