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Weaver Township vs Sunnyside Township

134 miles apart. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Weaver Township, SDA small town of 65Tripp County · 65 people
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Sunnyside Township, SDA small town of 63Pennington County · 63 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.
All about Weaver Township →
Sunnyside TownshipA small town of 63
Quiet strengthsSunnyside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sunnyside Township →
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 TownshipSunnyside Township
Snow a year49″37″
January low13°F10°F
July high90°F88°F
Growing season (days)159d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th74th
Outdoors & history
Weaver TownshipSunnyside Township
Trails20 mi—
Conserved land0.6%—
Community
Weaver TownshipSunnyside 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.

Where they are

134 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Weaver Township ↔ Sunnyside Township134 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.

Weaver TownshipSunnyside Township
People
Population 65Highest 63Lowest
Median age 39.6±25.8Lowest 4% above SD 40.7±46.2Highest 7% above SD
Sunnyside Township and Weaver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±32Lowest SD: 24.2% 41.3%±21.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Sunnyside Township and Weaver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.8%±52.3Lowest SD: 18% 33.3%±45.6Highest SD: 18%
Sunnyside Township and Weaver 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%±22.4 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 0%±27.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 36%±23.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Sunnyside Township and Weaver 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 17.3 miLowest 46.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (27%)Rapid City (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sunnyside TownshipFew work in Weaver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.0Lowest
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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