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York Township vs Vienna

35 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (23.7× in Vienna) and jobs per worker (10.1× in Vienna).

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York Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 54 people
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Vienna, SDA small town of 49South Dakota · 49 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.

York TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.3% conserved land3.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about York Township →
ViennaA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsVienna doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Vienna →
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.

Street grid23.7×
Vienna has the more walkable street grid
Vienna 23.7York Township 1.0
Jobs per worker10.1×
Vienna is more of a job hub
Vienna 0.71York Township 0.07
Conserved land+13.2 pts
Vienna has more conserved land
Vienna 26.5%York Township 13.3%
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
York TownshipVienna
Snow a year42″48″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th39th
Outdoors & history
York TownshipVienna
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land13.3%—
Settled—1886
National Register places3—
Archive photos—1
Community
York TownshipVienna
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

35 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

York TownshipDay CountyViennaSD
York Township ↔ Vienna35 miles apart
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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.

York TownshipVienna
People
Population 54Highest 49Lowest
Median age 32±12.6Lowest 16% below SD 34.8±46.1Highest 8% below SD
Vienna and York Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 38.9%±37.4Highest SD: 24.2% 22.4%±50.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
York Township and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±64.2Lowest SD: 18% 34.7%±63.4Highest SD: 18%
Vienna and York Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 5.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.2 SD: 5% 0%±28.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $43,125±$30k 43% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $269,200±$9k 5% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 min 125% above SD —
Work from home 0%±30.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.2%±39.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Vienna and York 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 39.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (14%)Day Township (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ViennaFew work in York Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.3%Lowest 26.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 23.7Highest
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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