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Weaver Township vs Dog Ear Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: size (3.6× in Weaver Township).

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Weaver Township, SDA small town of 65Tripp County · 65 people
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Dog Ear Township, SDA small town of 18Tripp County · 18 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.

Weaver TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsWeaver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Dog Ear TownshipA small town of 18
Quiet strengthsDog Ear Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dog Ear 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

Weaver Township and Dog Ear Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Weaver TownshipDog Ear TownshipWeaver TownshipDog Ear Township
Weaver Township ↔ Dog Ear Township7.0 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
Weaver TownshipDog Ear Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Weaver TownshipDog Ear Township
Conserved land0.6%1.4%
Community
Weaver TownshipDog Ear 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.

Weaver TownshipDog Ear Township
People
Population 65Highest 18Lowest
Median age 39.6±25.8 4% above SD —
Kids under 18 30.8%±32Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Weaver Township and Dog Ear Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.8%±52.3Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Weaver Township and Dog Ear Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.8 SD: 5% 0%±78.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 100%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±27.8 SD: 9.7% 0%±90.9 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (27%)Winner (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in Dog Ear TownshipFew work in Weaver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.6 miHighest 15.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4
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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