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Wood vs Capital Township 141 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (72.8× in Wood) and jobs per worker (8.3× in Wood).
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Wood, SD A small town of 40 South Dakota · 40 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.
Wood A small town of 40
Quiet strengths Wood doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wood →
Capital Township A small town of 29
Quiet strengths Capital Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Capital 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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 141 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Wood ↔ Capital Township 141 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
40 Highest 29 Lowest
Median age
51.5 ±4.7 Lowest 36% above SD 54.6 ±27.6 Highest 44% above SD
Kids under 18
0% ±70.7 SD: 24.2% 0% ±97.5 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
7.5% ±83.2 Lowest SD: 18% 10.3% ±100 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15% Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.6% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±35.4 SD: 5% 0% ±48.8 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$43,077 ±$14k 43% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$9,999 96% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$199 93% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 SD: 39.8% 0% ±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
32.5% Highest SD: 11.9% 0% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
45.8% Lowest SD: 68.6% 47.4% Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Work from home
0% ±55.6 SD: 9.7% 0% ±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
14.8 mi Lowest 18.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.25 Highest 0.03 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
White River (42%) Freeman (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Capital Township Few work in Wood
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 0.5% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 3.1 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.1 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
72.8 Highest 1.0 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Wood or Capital Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Wood? → Moving to Wood: what should I know? →
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Capital Township or Wood: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Capital Township? → Moving to Capital Township: what should I know? →
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Towns like Wood 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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