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Wheatland Township vs Claremont

44 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (125.5× in Claremont) and property tax bill (2.6× in Wheatland Township).

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Wheatland Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 74 people
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Claremont, SDA small town of 106South Dakota · 106 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.

Wheatland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.1% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wheatland Township →
ClaremontA small town of 106
Quiet strengthsClaremont doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Claremont →
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.

Street grid125.5×
Claremont has the more walkable street grid
Claremont 100Wheatland Township 0.8
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Wheatland Township
Wheatland Township $2,875Claremont $1,107
Jobs per worker3.5×
Wheatland Township is more of a job hub
Wheatland Township 0.46Claremont 0.13
Conserved land+22.7 pts
Wheatland Township has more conserved land
Wheatland Township 23.1%Claremont 0.4%
Average commute10 min
Wheatland Township has the shorter commute
Claremont 27 minWheatland Township 16 min
Typical home built19 yrs
Wheatland Township’s homes are older
Claremont 1971Wheatland Township 1952
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
Wheatland TownshipClaremont
Snow a year43″38″
January low2°F0°F
July high81°F83°F
Growing season (days)156d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st37th
Outdoors & history
Wheatland TownshipClaremont
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land23.1%—
Settled—1903
Community
Wheatland TownshipClaremont
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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wheatland TownshipDay CountyClaremontSD
Wheatland Township ↔ Claremont44 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.

Wheatland TownshipClaremont
People
Population 74Lowest 106Highest
Median age 38.6±0.8Lowest about the SD average 40.5±11.7Highest 7% above SD
Claremont and Wheatland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.9%±32.9Highest SD: 24.2% 17.9%±18.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Wheatland Township and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.6%±38.5Highest SD: 18% 15.1%±20.1Lowest SD: 18%
Wheatland Township and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 24.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.1Lowest SD: 5% 1.9%±9.8Highest SD: 5%
Claremont and Wheatland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,750±$27kHighest 28% below SD $46,250±$31kLowest 38% below SD
Wheatland Township and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,200±$101k 14% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,875Highest 6% above SD $1,107Lowest 59% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 9.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 94.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than SD 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 8% below SD 27 minHighest 51% above SD
Work from home 0%±19.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 2.8%±3.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Claremont and Wheatland 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 13.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (23%)Aberdeen (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ClaremontFew work in Wheatland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.1%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 100Highest
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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