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Wheatland Township vs Morton Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Wheatland Township) and jobs per worker (6.6× in Wheatland Township).

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Wheatland Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 74 people
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Morton Township, SDA small town of 28Day County · 28 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 →
Morton TownshipA small town of 28
Quiet strengthsMorton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morton 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.

Trails7×
Wheatland Township has more miles of trail
Wheatland Township 2.8 miMorton Township 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker6.6×
Wheatland Township is more of a job hub
Wheatland Township 0.46Morton Township 0.07
Median age32.9 yrs
Morton Township skews older
Morton Township 71.5Wheatland Township 38.6
Bachelor’s degree++23.3 pts
More adults in Wheatland Township have a degree
Wheatland Township 23.3%Morton Township 0%
Conserved land+15.8 pts
Morton Township has more conserved land
Morton Township 38.9%Wheatland Township 23.1%
Size2.6×
Wheatland Township is the bigger place
Wheatland Township 74Morton Township 28
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wheatland Township and Morton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wheatland TownshipMorton TownshipWheatland TownshipMorton Township
Wheatland Township ↔ Morton Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Wheatland Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $222K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · Housing →
Morton Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Morton Township and Wheatland 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.

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 TownshipMorton Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Wheatland TownshipMorton Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land23.1%—
Community
Wheatland TownshipMorton 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.

Wheatland TownshipMorton Township
People
Population 74Highest 28Lowest
Median age 38.6±0.8Lowest about the SD average 71.5±0.5Highest 88% above SD
Kids under 18 18.9%±32.9Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Wheatland Township and Morton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.6%±38.5Lowest SD: 18% 100%±82.2Highest SD: 18%
Morton Township and Wheatland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.1 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,750±$27k 28% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,200±$101kHighest 14% below SD $217,300±$25kLowest 16% below SD
Wheatland Township and Morton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,875 6% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than SD 1959Highest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 8% below SD —
Work from home 0%±19.2 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (23%)Waubay (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Morton TownshipFew work in Wheatland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.1%Lowest 38.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 0.4 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 0.8Highest 0.6Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Wheatland 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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