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Aberdeen Township vs Aberdeen

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (23.7× in Aberdeen) and size (51.4× in Aberdeen).

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Aberdeen Township, SDA regional job hubBrown County · 548 people
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Aberdeen, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 28,189 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.

Aberdeen TownshipA regional job hub
Work1,409 jobsbased in Aberdeen Township, a regional job hub Famous people39 notable peopleborn in Aberdeen Township HistorySettled in 188012 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Aberdeen Township →
AberdeenA history town
HistorySettled in 188023 places on the National Register HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$244K typical home24% below the SD typical home All about Aberdeen →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid23.7×
Aberdeen has the more walkable street grid
Aberdeen 66.3Aberdeen Township 2.8
Size51.4×
Aberdeen is the bigger place
Aberdeen 28,189Aberdeen Township 548
Home values2×
Homes cost more in Aberdeen Township
Aberdeen Township $444,100Aberdeen $217,300
Work in town+61.6 pts
More of Aberdeen’s workers stay in town
Aberdeen 66.5%Aberdeen Township 4.9%
Median age22.7 yrs
Aberdeen Township skews older
Aberdeen Township 59.1Aberdeen 36.4
Homeowners+38.3 pts renters
Aberdeen has more renters
Aberdeen Township 100%Aberdeen 61.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,080 more a month in Aberdeen Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Aberdeen Township$2,610/mo
Typical home $444K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Aberdeen$1,530/mo
Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $762/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,080 a month, about $13,000 a year, between Aberdeen Township and Aberdeen.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Aberdeen Township and Aberdeen share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Aberdeen TownshipAberdeenAberdeen TownshipAberdeen
Aberdeen Township ↔ Aberdeen2.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
930 Aberdeen residents work in Aberdeen Township (6.9% of its workers)
318 Aberdeen Township residents work in Aberdeen (68.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Aberdeen →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Aberdeen TownshipNot graded CAberdeenSafer than 28% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Aberdeen TownshipNot graded B+AberdeenBetter than 65% of districts in the state
Health
–Aberdeen TownshipNot graded B+AberdeenHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns
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
Aberdeen TownshipAberdeen
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st40th
Outdoors & history
Aberdeen TownshipAberdeen
Trails4 mi12 mi
Conserved land2.6%5.1%
Settled18801880
National Register places—23
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here39—
Community
Aberdeen TownshipAberdeen
Library hours a week—61 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

Aberdeen TownshipAberdeen
People
Population 548Lowest 28,189Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.1%Lowest SD: +8.9% +9.2%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 59.1±5.5Highest 56% above SD 36.4±0.9Lowest 4% below SD
Kids under 18 24.3%±9.7Highest SD: 24.2% 22.4%±1.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Aberdeen Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±8.9Highest SD: 18% 16.4%±1.6Lowest SD: 18%
Aberdeen Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 35%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±9.1Lowest SD: 5% 6.4%±1.2Highest SD: 5%
Aberdeen and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,667±$61kHighest 29% above SD $64,405±$5kLowest 14% below SD
Aberdeen Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $444,100±$65kHighest 73% above SD $217,300±$13kLowest 16% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $762±$38 19% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,406Highest 25% above SD $2,719Lowest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 45.8%±6.3 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 19%Highest SD: 11.9% 13.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 61.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 24% below SD 12 minLowest 33% below SD
Work from home 0%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.4%±1.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Aberdeen and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.9%Lowest 66.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.02Highest 1.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (68%)Aberdeen Township (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 68% work in Aberdeen7% work in Aberdeen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 5.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miLowest 12.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 66.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#20 of 34 in SD
School district —SD SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED · Aberdeen School District 06-1
High school in town —Central High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.2
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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