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Washington Township vs Elliott Township

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+44.8 pts in Elliott Township) and typical home built (57 yrs in Elliott Township).

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Washington Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 105 people
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Elliott Township, SDA small town of 121Sanborn County · 121 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.

Elliott TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsElliott Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elliott 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.

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
Washington TownshipElliott Township
Snow a year48″26″
January low—5°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th45th
Outdoors & history
Washington TownshipElliott Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land23.8%—
Community
Washington TownshipElliott 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.

Where they are

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Washington Township ↔ Elliott Township59 miles apart
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.

Washington TownshipElliott Township
People
Population 105Lowest 121Highest
Median age 25.6±14Highest 33% below SD 25.4±11.9Lowest 33% below SD
Washington Township and Elliott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±26.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 45.5%±19.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Elliott Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±31.9Highest SD: 18% 9.1%±22.5Lowest SD: 18%
Washington Township and Elliott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 38.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±10.5Highest SD: 5% 3.3%±4.6Lowest SD: 5%
Washington Township and Elliott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,333±$39kLowest 16% below SD $101,607±$89kHighest 35% above SD
Elliott Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$70k 17% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Highest 45% below SD $1,389Lowest 49% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 1.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 60%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 min 5% below SD —
Work from home 0%±15.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 44.8%±17.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (21%)Woonsocket (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elliott TownshipFew work in Washington Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.8%Highest 17.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 0.0 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 1.0Lowest 1.3Highest
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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