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Witten Township vs Banner Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Witten Township, SDA small town of 20Tripp County · 20 people
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Banner Township, SDA small town of 0Tripp 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.

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.
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Banner TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsBanner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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★ What stands out · Where they are

Witten Township and Banner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Witten TownshipBanner TownshipWitten TownshipBanner Township
Witten Township ↔ Banner Township5.9 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
Witten TownshipBanner Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Witten TownshipBanner Township
Trails19 mi23 mi
Conserved land0%0.5%
Settled1909—
Community
Witten TownshipBanner 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.

Witten TownshipBanner Township
People
Population 20Highest 0Lowest
Median age 78.6±4 107% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 100%±100 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 65% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.8% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1946 34 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 4.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (38%)Hermosa (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Banner TownshipFew work in Witten Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.4 miLowest 22.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Witten Township

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Jordan Township93 people
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Curlew Township13 people

Towns like Witten 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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