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Zickrick Township vs Albee
215 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (57× in Albee) and bachelor’s degree+ (+50 pts in Zickrick Township).
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Albee, SD A small town of 4 South Dakota · 4 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.
Zickrick Township A small town of 3
Quiet strengths Zickrick Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Zickrick Township →
Albee A small town of 4
Quiet strengths Albee doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Albee →
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
Zickrick Township Albee
Outdoors & history
Zickrick Township Albee
Community
Zickrick Township Albee
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 215 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Zickrick Township ↔ Albee 215 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Zickrick Township Albee
People
Population
3 Lowest
4 Highest
Median age
51.5 ±43.8 Lowest
36% above SD
65.7 ±21.8 Highest
73% above SD
Albee and Zickrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
33.3% ±100 Highest
SD: 24.2%
0% ±100 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
Zickrick Township and Albee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
0% ±100 Lowest
SD: 18%
100% ±100 Highest
SD: 18%
Albee and Zickrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
50% Highest
SD: 31.9%
0% Lowest
SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±100
SD: 5%
0% ±100
SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line
0% Lowest
SD: 11.9%
25% Highest
SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%
SD: 68.6%
100%
SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home
0% ±100
SD: 9.7%
0% ±100
SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0%
0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
12.8 mi Lowest
50.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00
0.00
Top workplaceoutside town
Murdo (50%) Long Hollow Township (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Albee Few work in Zickrick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
0%
0%
Trailsmapped miles
3.9 mi Highest
0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi Highest
0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.4 Lowest
22.8 Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Zickrick Township Towns like Zickrick Township 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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