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Webster Township vs Raritan Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.8× in Webster Township) and size (15.6× in Webster Township).

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Webster Township, SDA regional job hubDay County · 280 people
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Raritan Township, SDAn outdoors townDay 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Webster Township and Raritan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Webster TownshipRaritan TownshipWebster TownshipRaritan Township
Webster Township ↔ Raritan Township4.1 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 TownshipRaritan Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th18th
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipRaritan Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—41.7%
Settled1895—
Community
Webster TownshipRaritan 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 TownshipRaritan Township
People
Population 280Highest 18Lowest
Median age 41.3±4.2Highest 9% above SD 15.8±56Lowest 58% below SD
Webster Township and Raritan 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% 55.6%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Raritan 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% 16.7%±100Highest SD: 18%
Raritan 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.1 SD: 5% 0%±78.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$50k 40% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,200±$64k 6% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,421 11% below SD —
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 50%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Lowest 12 yrs newer than SD 1995Highest 15 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 42.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.56Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (34%)Aberdeen (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Raritan Township9% work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.3%Lowest 41.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.8Lowest
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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