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Woodland Township vs Hoffman Township

79 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.3× in Hoffman Township) and street grid (3.5× in Woodland Township).

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Woodland Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 18 people
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Hoffman Township, SDAn outdoors townMcPherson County · 22 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.

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
Woodland TownshipHoffman Township
Snow a year22″42″
January low—1°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th37th
Outdoors & history
Woodland TownshipHoffman Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land62.4%64.2%
Community
Woodland TownshipHoffman 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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Woodland Township ↔ Hoffman Township79 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.

Woodland TownshipHoffman Township
People
Population 18Lowest 22Highest
Median age 73.5±8.3Lowest 93% above SD 74.5±14.1Highest 96% above SD
Hoffman Township and Woodland 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%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 77.3%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Woodland Township and Hoffman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±78.6 SD: 5% 0%±64.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $96,250±$17k 28% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $112,500±$80k 56% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 18.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 24 yrs newer than SD 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±76.9 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 51.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (22%)Leola (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hoffman TownshipFew work in Woodland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.4%Lowest 64.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 6.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.2Lowest
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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