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Woodland Township vs Ash Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+34.8 pts in Woodland Township) and trails (2.3× in Ash Township).

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Woodland Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 18 people
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Ash Township, SDAn outdoors townClark 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.

Woodland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.4% conserved land1.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Woodland Township →
Ash TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.6% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Ash 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.

Conserved land+34.8 pts
Woodland Township has more conserved land
Woodland Township 62.4%Ash Township 27.6%
Trails2.3×
Ash Township has more miles of trail
Ash Township 3.5 miWoodland Township 1.5 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Woodland Township and Ash Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Woodland TownshipAsh TownshipWoodland TownshipAsh Township
Woodland Township ↔ Ash Township4.5 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
Woodland TownshipAsh Township
Snow a year22″22″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Woodland TownshipAsh Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land62.4%27.6%
Community
Woodland TownshipAsh 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.

Woodland TownshipAsh Township
People
Population 18Highest 0Lowest
Median age 73.5±8.3 93% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 100%±100 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±78.6 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 2004 24 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 51.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (22%)Clark (67%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ash TownshipFew work in Woodland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.4%Highest 27.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 3.5 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 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Woodland Township

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Spring Valley Township56 people
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Thorp Township80 people
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Garfield Township37 people

Towns like Woodland Township

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Nance Township17 people · $2M homes
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Hoffman Township22 people · $113K homes
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Glenwood Township23 people
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Gilbert Township30 people

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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