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Wortman Township vs Star Prairie Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+100 pts renters in Star Prairie Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+71.9 pts in Star Prairie Township).

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Wortman Township, SDA small town of 8Tripp County · 8 people
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Star Prairie Township, SDA small town of 74Tripp County · 74 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.

Wortman TownshipA small town of 8
Quiet strengthsWortman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Star Prairie TownshipA small town of 74
Quiet strengthsStar Prairie Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Star Prairie 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Wortman Township and Star Prairie Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wortman TownshipStar Prairie TownshipWortman TownshipStar Prairie Township
Wortman Township ↔ Star Prairie Township5.9 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
Wortman TownshipStar Prairie Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Wortman TownshipStar Prairie Township
Conserved land1.3%0.3%
Community
Wortman TownshipStar Prairie 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.

Wortman TownshipStar Prairie Township
People
Population 8Lowest 74Highest
Median age — 6.6±12.5 83% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 56.8%±92Highest SD: 24.2%
Star Prairie Township and Wortman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% 0%±46.8 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 71.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±19.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±61.5 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±31.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (18%)Winner (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Star Prairie TownshipFew work in Wortman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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