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Waubay Township vs Central Point Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (18.3× in Waubay Township) and household income (2.8× in Central Point Township).

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Waubay Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 653 people
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Central Point Township, SDA small town of 85Day County · 85 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.

Central Point TownshipA small town of 85
Quiet strengthsCentral Point Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Central Point 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,650 more a month in Central Point 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.

Waubay Township$910/mo
Typical home $146K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $442/mo · Housing →
Central Point Township$3,560/mo
Typical home $528K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $2,650 a month, about $31,800 a year, between Central Point Township and Waubay 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

Waubay Township and Central Point Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Waubay TownshipCentral Point TownshipWaubay TownshipCentral Point Township
Waubay Township ↔ Central Point Township7.0 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.

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
Waubay TownshipCentral Point Township
Snow a year36″43″
January low4°F2°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)164d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Waubay TownshipCentral Point Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land26.1%—
Settled1895—
Community
Waubay TownshipCentral Point 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.

Waubay TownshipCentral Point Township
People
Population 653Highest 85Lowest
Median age 27.8±11.4Lowest 27% below SD 36.8±41Highest 3% below SD
Central Point Township and Waubay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.7%±8.1Highest SD: 24.2% 32.9%±29.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Waubay Township and Central Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.4%±5Highest SD: 18% 15.3%±34.4Lowest SD: 18%
Waubay Township and Central Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±2.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±16.6Lowest SD: 5%
Waubay Township and Central Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $38,571±$22kLowest 49% below SD $108,929±$17kHighest 45% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $145,800±$101kLowest 43% below SD $527,800±$444kHighest 105% above SD
Central Point Township and Waubay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $442±$370 53% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,781 35% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.5%±52.4 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 35.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min about the SD average —
Work from home 9.4%±7.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 28.9%±31.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Central Point Township and Waubay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (15%)Webster (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Central Point Township7% work in Waubay Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.1%Lowest 40.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 0.8Lowest
Schools
School district Enemy Swim Day School—
High school in town None in town—
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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