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Wortman Township vs Willow Creek Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+53.8 pts renters in Willow Creek Township) and size (4.9× in Willow Creek Township).

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Wortman Township, SDA small town of 8Tripp County · 8 people
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Willow Creek Township, SDA small town of 39Tripp County · 39 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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Willow Creek TownshipA small town of 39
Quiet strengthsWillow Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wortman TownshipWillow Creek TownshipWortman TownshipWillow Creek Township
Wortman Township ↔ Willow Creek Township6.5 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
Wortman TownshipWillow Creek 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 TownshipWillow Creek Township
Conserved land1.3%0%
Community
Wortman TownshipWillow Creek 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 TownshipWillow Creek Township
People
Population 8Lowest 39Highest
Median age — 59.3±27.4 56% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±72.5 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 12.8%±86.9Highest SD: 18%
Willow Creek Township and Wortman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±36.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $56,429±$26k 25% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 46.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1966 14 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±25.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (18%)Winner (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in Willow Creek TownshipFew work in Wortman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miLowest 21.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
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
Deciding?

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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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