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Waverly Township vs Lowell Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+100 pts renters in Lowell Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+15.3 pts in Waverly Township).

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Waverly Township, SDA small town of 59Marshall County · 59 people
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Lowell Township, SDA small town of 86Marshall County · 86 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.

Waverly TownshipA small town of 59
Quiet strengthsWaverly Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Waverly Township →
Lowell TownshipA small town of 86
Quiet strengthsLowell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lowell 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Waverly Township and Lowell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Waverly TownshipLowell TownshipWaverly TownshipLowell Township
Waverly Township ↔ Lowell Township8.2 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
Waverly TownshipLowell Township
Snow a year48″45″
January low3°F0°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)160d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Community
Waverly TownshipLowell 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.

Waverly TownshipLowell Township
People
Population 59Lowest 86Highest
Median age 68.1±11Highest 79% above SD 27.2±37.1Lowest 28% below SD
Waverly Township and Lowell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±47.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.9%±27.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Lowell Township and Waverly Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 54.2%±60.5Highest SD: 18% 29.1%±48.7Lowest SD: 18%
Waverly Township and Lowell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 39%±40.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±16.4Lowest SD: 5%
Waverly Township and Lowell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $32,065±$28k 57% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±20 SD: 9.7% 0%±21.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (26%)Britton (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lowell TownshipFew work in Waverly Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.5 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 0.5Lowest 0.7Highest
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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