Next-door neighbors in Hutchinson County. The biggest differences: household income (3.6× in Wittenberg Township) and work from home (+57.9 pts in Clayton Township).
Wittenberg Township and Clayton Township share a border
Straight-line miles between town centers.
Wittenberg TownshipClayton Township
Wittenberg Township ↔ Clayton Township8.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards
Grades and rankings, side by side
Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.
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.
Wittenberg TownshipClayton Township
Your priorities
People
Population258Highest34Lowest
Median age51.7±50.3Lowest 36% above SD56.7±15.5Highest 49% above SD
Clayton Township and Wittenberg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 1820.9%±30.6Highest SD: 24.2%0%±83.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Wittenberg Township and Clayton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+24.8%±25Lowest SD: 18%38.2%±89.7Highest SD: 18%
Clayton Township and Wittenberg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.