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Williams Creek Township vs Witten Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2× in Witten Township) and homeowners (+13.8 pts renters in Williams Creek Township).

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Williams Creek Township, SDA small town of 21Jones County · 21 people
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Witten Township, SDA small town of 20Tripp County · 20 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.

Williams Creek TownshipA small town of 21
Quiet strengthsWilliams Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Witten TownshipA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsWitten Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Witten 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.

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
Williams Creek TownshipWitten Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low12°F13°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)158d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th69th
Outdoors & history
Williams Creek TownshipWitten Township
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1909
Community
Williams Creek TownshipWitten 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.

Where they are

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Williams Creek Township ↔ Witten Township30 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.

Williams Creek TownshipWitten Township
People
Population 21Highest 20Lowest
Median age 71.6±15Lowest 88% above SD 78.6±4Highest 107% above SD
Witten Township and Williams Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 100%±100 SD: 18% 100%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±67.3 SD: 5% 0%±70.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 65%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 40%Lowest SD: 68.6% 53.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1946 34 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±76.9 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Murdo (33%)Winner (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Witten TownshipFew work in Williams Creek Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 9.9 miLowest 19.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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