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Webster Township vs Racine Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (39× in Webster Township) and street grid (3.2× in Webster Township).

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Webster Township, SDA regional job hubDay County · 280 people
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Racine Township, SDA small town of 54Day County · 54 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.

Webster TownshipA regional job hub
Work223 jobsbased in Webster Township, a regional job hub All about Webster Township →
Racine TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsRacine Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Racine 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.

Jobs per worker39×
Webster Township is more of a job hub
Webster Township 1.56Racine Township 0.04
Street grid3.2×
Webster Township has the more walkable street grid
Webster Township 1.6Racine Township 0.5
Size5.2×
Webster Township is the bigger place
Webster Township 280Racine Township 54
Bachelor’s degree++27.2 pts
More adults in Webster Township have a degree
Webster Township 53.9%Racine Township 26.7%
Trails2.3×
Racine Township has more miles of trail
Racine Township 0.9 miWebster Township 0.4 mi
Work in town+9.8 pts
More of Webster Township’s workers stay in town
Webster Township 9.8%Racine Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Webster Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $241K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Racine Township$1,360/mo
Typical home $216K (Census) · tax rate 1.30% · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Webster Township and Racine 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

Webster Township and Racine Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Webster TownshipRacine TownshipWebster TownshipRacine Township
Webster Township ↔ Racine Township6.7 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
Webster TownshipRacine Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th41st
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipRacine Township
Settled1895—
Community
Webster TownshipRacine 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.

Webster TownshipRacine Township
People
Population 280Highest 54Lowest
Median age 41.3±4.2Highest 9% above SD 34.4±43.3Lowest 9% below SD
Webster Township and Racine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.7%±5.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 44.4%±45.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Racine Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±11.1Lowest SD: 18% 24.1%±58.9Highest SD: 18%
Racine Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 26.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.1Lowest SD: 5% 14.8%±26.8Highest SD: 5%
Racine Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$50k 40% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,200±$64kHighest 6% below SD $215,600±$179kLowest 16% below SD
Webster Township and Racine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,421Lowest 11% below SD $2,808Highest 3% above SD
Below poverty line 3.9%Lowest SD: 11.9% 14.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1985Lowest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 min 37% above SD —
Work from home 0%±6.8 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 9.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 49.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.56Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (34%)Waubay (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Racine TownshipFew work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.3%Lowest 27.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
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 1.6Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Webster Township

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Webster1,896 people · $154K homes
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Raritan Township18 people
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Kidder Township70 people · $336K homes
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Rusk Township65 people · $260K homes

Towns like Webster Township

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Big Springs Township237 people · $281K homes
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Summit Township159 people · $254K homes
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Elmira Township345 people · $450K homes
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Sun Prairie Township216 people · $476K homes

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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