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Witten Township vs Jordan Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: size (4.7× in Jordan Township) and typical home built (36 yrs in Witten Township).

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Witten Township, SDA small town of 20Tripp County · 20 people
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Jordan Township, SDA small town of 93Tripp County · 93 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.

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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Jordan TownshipA small town of 93
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan 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.

Size4.7×
Jordan Township is the bigger place
Jordan Township 93Witten Township 20
Typical home built36 yrs
Witten Township’s homes are older
Jordan Township 1982Witten Township 1946
Homeowners+18.9 pts renters
Witten Township has more renters
Jordan Township 72.7%Witten Township 53.8%
Bachelor’s degree++10.2 pts
More adults in Jordan Township have a degree
Jordan Township 10.2%Witten Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Witten Township and Jordan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Witten TownshipJordan TownshipWitten TownshipJordan Township
Witten Township ↔ Jordan Township4.8 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 TownshipJordan 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 TownshipJordan Township
Trails19 mi21 mi
Conserved land0%2%
Settled1909—
Community
Witten TownshipJordan 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 TownshipJordan Township
People
Population 20Lowest 93Highest
Median age 78.6±4Highest 107% above SD 46.4±29.4Lowest 22% above SD
Witten Township and Jordan 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%±30.4 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 32.3%±30.5Lowest SD: 18%
Witten Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 10.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7Lowest SD: 5% 16.1%±26Highest SD: 5%
Jordan Township and Witten Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $74,219±$45k about the SD average
Below poverty line 65%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 72.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±16.1 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (38%)Winner (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jordan TownshipFew work in Witten Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.4 miLowest 20.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
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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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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