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Wayne Township vs Draper

161 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (63.1× in Draper) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Draper).

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Wayne Township, SDA small town of 30Lake County · 30 people
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Draper, SDA small town of 20South Dakota · 20 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.

Wayne TownshipA small town of 30
Quiet strengthsWayne Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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DraperA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsDraper doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Street grid63.1×
Draper has the more walkable street grid
Draper 63.1Wayne Township 1.0
Jobs per worker2.6×
Draper is more of a job hub
Draper 0.36Wayne Township 0.14
Bachelor’s degree++20 pts
More adults in Draper have a degree
Draper 20%Wayne Township 0%
Conserved land+17.6 pts
Wayne Township has more conserved land
Wayne Township 17.6%Draper 0%
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
Wayne TownshipDraper
Snow a year37″49″
January low5°F12°F
July high83°F87°F
Growing season (days)148d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st48th
Outdoors & history
Wayne TownshipDraper
Settled—1906
National Register places2—
Community
Wayne TownshipDraper
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

161 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wayne TownshipLake CountyDraperSD
Wayne Township ↔ Draper161 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.

Wayne TownshipDraper
People
Population 30Highest 20Lowest
Median age 29±33.5Highest 24% below SD 20.5±17.8Lowest 46% below SD
Wayne Township and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 43.3%±73.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 50%±97.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Draper and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Wayne Township and Draper 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% 20%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±47.1 SD: 5% 0%±70.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,750±$9kLowest 35% below SD $66,250±$46kHighest 12% below SD
Draper and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,500±$76k 27% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,500 28% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 75%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 min 16% below SD —
Work from home 0%±83.3 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (33%)Murdo (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DraperFew work in Wayne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 1.0Lowest 63.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Belleview Township41 people · $81K homes
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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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