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Whiteside Township vs Wessington

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (93.9× in Wessington) and work from home (+52 pts in Whiteside Township).

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Whiteside Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 49 people
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Wessington, SDA small town of 192South Dakota · 192 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.

Whiteside TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.2% conserved land8.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Whiteside Township →
WessingtonA small town of 192
Quiet strengthsWessington doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wessington →
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 grid93.9×
Wessington has the more walkable street grid
Wessington 103Whiteside Township 1.1
Work from home+52 pts
More people work from home in Whiteside Township
Whiteside Township 55.6%Wessington 3.6%
Bachelor’s degree++40.5 pts
More adults in Whiteside Township have a degree
Whiteside Township 63%Wessington 22.5%
Conserved land+39.2 pts
Whiteside Township has more conserved land
Whiteside Township 39.2%Wessington 0%
Homeowners+25.3 pts renters
Whiteside Township has more renters
Wessington 75.3%Whiteside Township 50%
Size3.9×
Wessington is the bigger place
Wessington 192Whiteside Township 49
★ What stands out · Where they are

Whiteside Township and Wessington share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Whiteside TownshipWessingtonWhiteside TownshipWessington
Whiteside Township ↔ Wessington4.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
Whiteside TownshipWessington
Snow a year44″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Whiteside TownshipWessington
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land39.2%—
Community
Whiteside TownshipWessington
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.

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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.

Whiteside TownshipWessington
People
Population 49Lowest 192Highest
Median age 32.5±29.4Highest 14% below SD 31.9±5.6Lowest 16% below SD
Whiteside Township and Wessington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.9%±53.2Highest SD: 24.2% 33.3%±8.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Whiteside Township and Wessington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.1%±68.1Lowest SD: 18% 10.9%±9.9Highest SD: 18%
Wessington and Whiteside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 63%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.9Lowest SD: 5% 5.2%±6.8Highest SD: 5%
Wessington and Whiteside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $58,125±$32k 23% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $102,100±$28k 60% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $538±$19 43% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $814 70% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±44.2Highest SD: 39.8%
Wessington and Whiteside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 21.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Lowest SD: 68.6% 75.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1950Highest 30 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 14 min 20% below SD
Work from home 55.6%±27.4Highest SD: 9.7% 3.6%±3.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 5.3%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Highest 0.42Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (26%)Huron (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WessingtonFew work in Whiteside Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 103Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Whiteside Township

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Allen Township108 people · $242K homes
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Wessington Township51 people · $350K homes

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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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