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Union Township vs Capitola Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+40.3 pts renters in Capitola Township) and trails (3.5× in Union Township).

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Union Township, SDA small town of 66Spink County · 66 people
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Capitola Township, SDKnown for its schoolsSpink County · 192 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.

Union TownshipA small town of 66
Quiet strengthsUnion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Union Township →
Capitola TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 71%of SD districts All about Capitola Township →
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.

Homeowners+40.3 pts renters
Capitola Township has more renters
Union Township 100%Capitola Township 59.7%
Trails3.5×
Union Township has more miles of trail
Union Township 18.1 miCapitola Township 5.2 mi
Bachelor’s degree++23.5 pts
More adults in Capitola Township have a degree
Capitola Township 27.8%Union Township 4.3%
Size2.9×
Capitola Township is the bigger place
Capitola Township 192Union Township 66
Typical home built21 yrs
Union Township’s homes are older
Capitola Township 1993Union Township 1972
Average commute6 min
Capitola Township has the shorter commute
Union Township 16 minCapitola Township 9 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Union Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Union Township$1,730/mo
Typical home $300K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →
Capitola Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $179K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Union Township and Capitola Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Union Township and Capitola Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipCapitola TownshipUnion TownshipCapitola Township
Union Township ↔ Capitola 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
–Union TownshipNot graded B+Capitola TownshipBetter than 71% 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
Union TownshipCapitola Township
Snow a year44″23″
January low6°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)146d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipCapitola Township
Trails18 mi5 mi
Conserved land3.2%12.1%
National Register places1—
Community
Union TownshipCapitola 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.

Union TownshipCapitola Township
People
Population 66Lowest 192Highest
Median age 41.5±22.2Highest 9% above SD 28.3±28.1Lowest 26% below SD
Union Township and Capitola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.8%±35.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.2%±34.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Capitola Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±53.9Highest SD: 18% 17.7%±13.6Lowest SD: 18%
Union Township and Capitola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.4 SD: 5% 0%±7.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $191,250±$157k 155% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$259kHighest 17% above SD $178,500±$168kLowest 31% below SD
Union Township and Capitola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,833Highest 33% below SD $1,583Lowest 42% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 35.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 59.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 12% below SD 9 minLowest 48% below SD
Work from home 37.1%±28.5Highest SD: 9.7% 15%±15.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Union Township and Capitola 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 25.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (22%)Aberdeen (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Capitola TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 12.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 18.1 miHighest 5.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
Schools
School district —Doland School District 56-2
High school in town —Hillside Colony High School - 07
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Union Township

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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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