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Wasta Township vs Owanka Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+50 pts in Wasta Township) and street grid (3× in Owanka Township).

Wasta Township, SDA small town of 26Pennington County · 26 people

Owanka Township, SDA small town of 8Pennington County · 8 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.

Wasta TownshipA small town of 26

Quiet strengthsWasta Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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Owanka TownshipA small town of 8

Quiet strengthsOwanka Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Owanka 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.

Bachelor’s degree++50 pts

More adults in Wasta Township have a degree

Wasta Township 50%Owanka Township 0%

Street grid3×

Owanka Township has the more walkable street grid

Owanka Township 0.3Wasta Township 0.1

Trails2.4×

Wasta Township has more miles of trail

Wasta Township 9.6 miOwanka Township 4.0 mi

Size3.3×

Wasta Township is the bigger place

Wasta Township 26Owanka Township 8

★ What stands out · Where they are

Wasta Township and Owanka Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wasta TownshipOwanka Township

Wasta Township ↔ Owanka Township8.1 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

Wasta TownshipOwanka Township

Snow a year30″30″

January low9°F 9°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)141d 141d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 74th

Outdoors & history

Wasta TownshipOwanka Township

Trails10 mi 4 mi

Conserved land3.6%3.9%

National Register places3 —

Community

Wasta TownshipOwanka Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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What matters to you?

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Wasta TownshipOwanka Township

People

Population 26Highest 8Lowest

Median age 5.8±5 85% below SD —

Kids under 18 69.2%±56.4Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%

Wasta Township and Owanka Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% 0%±100 SD: 18%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 50%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±54.4 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%

Getting to work

Work from home 50%±32.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%

Wasta Township and Owanka 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 34.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (50%)Rapid City (50%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Owanka TownshipFew work in Wasta Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Lowest 3.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 9.6 miHighest 4.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.3Highest

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.

Wasta Township vs Owanka Township

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