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Wesley Township vs Pioneer Township

Next-door neighbors in Faulk County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+19.5 pts in Pioneer Township) and trails (+94% in Pioneer Township).

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Wesley Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 42 people
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Pioneer Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County
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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.

Wesley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors47.3% conserved land5.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wesley Township →
Pioneer TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors66.8% conserved land10 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Pioneer 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.

Conserved land+19.5 pts
Pioneer Township has more conserved land
Pioneer Township 66.8%Wesley Township 47.3%
Trails+94%
Pioneer Township has more miles of trail
Pioneer Township 10.3 miWesley Township 5.3 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wesley Township and Pioneer Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wesley TownshipPioneer TownshipWesley TownshipPioneer Township
Wesley Township ↔ Pioneer Township7.7 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
Wesley TownshipPioneer Township
Snow a year43″44″
January low1°F4°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)137d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Wesley TownshipPioneer Township
Trails5 mi10 mi
Conserved land47.3%66.8%
National Register places—1
Community
Wesley TownshipPioneer 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.

Wesley TownshipPioneer Township
People
Population 42Highest 0Lowest
Median age 52.2±2.6 37% above SD —
Kids under 18 28.6%±71.2 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 0%±82.5 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.7% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±33.7 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±33.3 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (17%)Chelsea (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pioneer TownshipFew work in Wesley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 47.3%Lowest 66.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7 0.7
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Wesley Township

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Northville Township127 people · $196K homes
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Towns like Wesley Township

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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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