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Ward Township vs Spring Creek Township

Next-door neighbors in Moody County. The biggest differences: work from home (+95.8 pts in Ward Township) and jobs per worker (6.6× in Spring Creek Township).

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Ward Township, SDA small town of 23Moody County · 23 people
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Spring Creek Township, SDA small town of 33Moody County · 33 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.

Ward TownshipA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsWard Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ward Township →
Spring Creek TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsSpring Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring 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.

Work from home+95.8 pts
More people work from home in Ward Township
Ward Township 100%Spring Creek Township 4.2%
Jobs per worker6.6×
Spring Creek Township is more of a job hub
Spring Creek Township 1.13Ward Township 0.17
Bachelor’s degree++11.5 pts
More adults in Spring Creek Township have a degree
Spring Creek Township 11.5%Ward Township 0%
Homeowners+10 pts renters
Spring Creek Township has more renters
Ward Township 100%Spring Creek Township 90%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ward Township and Spring Creek Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ward TownshipSpring Creek TownshipWard TownshipSpring Creek Township
Ward Township ↔ Spring Creek Township4.9 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
Ward TownshipSpring Creek Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Community
Ward TownshipSpring 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.

Ward TownshipSpring Creek Township
People
Population 23Lowest 33Highest
Median age — 58.2±16.9 53% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 21.2%±84.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Spring Creek Township and Ward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 6.1%±96.1Lowest SD: 18%
Ward Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 11.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±61.5 SD: 5% 0%±42.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $596,200±$124k 132% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,583 32% above SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 90%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1953 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 53% below SD
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (17%)Sioux Falls (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Creek TownshipFew work in Ward Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest
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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