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Warren Township vs Woonsocket Township

Next-door neighbors in Sanborn County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (21.4× in Woonsocket Township) and size (10.2× in Woonsocket Township).

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Warren Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 18 people
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Woonsocket Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 184 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Warren Township and Woonsocket Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Warren TownshipWoonsocket TownshipWarren TownshipWoonsocket Township
Warren Township ↔ Woonsocket Township5.2 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
Warren TownshipWoonsocket Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Warren TownshipWoonsocket Township
Trails4 mi9 mi
Conserved land37.2%26.4%
Community
Warren TownshipWoonsocket 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.

Warren TownshipWoonsocket Township
People
Population 18Lowest 184Highest
Median age 52.5±3.2Lowest 38% above SD 65.1±9.7Highest 71% above SD
Woonsocket Township and Warren Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 12.5%±11.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Woonsocket Township and Warren Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.1%±100Lowest SD: 18% 51.1%±21.5Highest SD: 18%
Woonsocket Township and Warren 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% 24.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±78.6 SD: 5% 0%±7.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $105,726±$31k 41% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $188,700±$14k 27% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,444 10% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 21.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 88.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 15% below SD
Work from home 36.4%±37.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 47.6%±30.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Woonsocket Township and Warren Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 1.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (16%)Woonsocket (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Woonsocket TownshipFew work in Warren Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.2%Highest 26.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 8.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.5Highest
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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