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Wood vs Cody Township

12 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (242.7× in Wood) and typical home built (49 yrs in Wood).

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Wood, SDA small town of 40South Dakota · 40 people
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Cody Township, SDA small town of 23Mellette County · 23 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.

WoodA small town of 40
Quiet strengthsWood doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Cody TownshipA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsCody Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cody 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.

Street grid242.7×
Wood has the more walkable street grid
Wood 72.8Cody Township 0.3
Typical home built49 yrs
Wood’s homes are older
Cody Township 1987Wood 1938
Homeowners+16.7 pts renters
Wood has more renters
Cody Township 62.5%Wood 45.8%
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
WoodCody Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low11°F11°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
WoodCody Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—3.3%
Settled1906—
Community
WoodCody 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

12 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WoodCody TownshipWoodCody Township
Wood ↔ Cody Township12 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.

WoodCody Township
People
Population 40Highest 23Lowest
Median age 51.5±4.7Highest 36% above SD 47.8±9.1Lowest 26% above SD
Wood and Cody Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±70.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 7.5%±83.2Lowest SD: 18% 17.4%±100Highest SD: 18%
Cody Township and Wood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15%Lowest SD: 31.9% 17.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±35.4Lowest SD: 5% 17.4%±48.2Highest SD: 5%
Cody Township and Wood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $43,077±$14kLowest 43% below SD $45,500±$12kHighest 39% below SD
Cody Township and Wood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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% —
Below poverty line 32.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 45.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 62.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±43.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 200.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town White River (42%)Bismarck (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cody TownshipFew work in Wood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.8Highest 0.3Lowest
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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