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Woodland Township vs Nance Township

50 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Nance Township) and street grid (2.7× in Nance Township).

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Woodland Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 18 people
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Nance Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 17 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.

Woodland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.4% conserved land1.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Woodland Township →
Nance TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.9% conserved land4.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Nance 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.

Jobs per worker4×
Nance Township is more of a job hub
Nance Township 0.87Woodland Township 0.22
Street grid2.7×
Nance Township has the more walkable street grid
Nance Township 1.9Woodland Township 0.7
Trails2.7×
Nance Township has more miles of trail
Nance Township 4.0 miWoodland Township 1.5 mi
Conserved land+23.5 pts
Woodland Township has more conserved land
Woodland Township 62.4%Nance Township 38.9%
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 TownshipNance Township
Snow a year22″44″
January low—7°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th41st
Outdoors & history
Woodland TownshipNance Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land62.4%38.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Woodland TownshipNance 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

50 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Woodland TownshipClark CountyNance TownshipBeadle County
Woodland Township ↔ Nance Township50 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 TownshipNance Township
People
Population 18Highest 17Lowest
Median age 73.5±8.3Highest 93% above SD 71.5±18.5Lowest 88% above SD
Woodland Township and Nance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 17.6%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Nance Township and Woodland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 64.7%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Woodland Township and Nance 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% 21.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±78.6 SD: 5% 0%±83.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $2,499 97% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $2,000,001 677% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,700 36% above SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 29.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Lowest 24 yrs newer than SD 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 33.3%±49.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Nance Township and Woodland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 51.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.87Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (22%)Huron (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nance TownshipFew work in Woodland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.4%Highest 38.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 4.0 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 0.7Lowest 1.9Highest
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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