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Aberdeen Township vs Lincoln Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (23.2× in Aberdeen Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Aberdeen Township).

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Aberdeen Township, SDHometown of 47 notable peopleBrown County · 548 people
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Lincoln Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 1,598 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,200 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 →
Lincoln Township$1,410/mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $1,200 a month, about $14,400 a year, between Aberdeen Township and Lincoln Township.

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 Lincoln Township share a border

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

Aberdeen TownshipLincoln TownshipAberdeen TownshipLincoln Township
Aberdeen Township ↔ Lincoln Township8.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
22 Lincoln Township residents work in Aberdeen Township (4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lincoln Township →
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.

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 TownshipLincoln Township
Snow a year43″44″
January low2°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)139d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st37th
Outdoors & history
Aberdeen TownshipLincoln Township
Trails4 mi9 mi
Conserved land2.6%38.1%
Settled1880—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here47—
Community
Aberdeen TownshipLincoln 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.

Aberdeen TownshipLincoln Township
People
Population 548Lowest 1,598Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.1%Highest SD: +8.9% -8.6%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 59.1±5.5Highest 56% above SD 51.1±9.6Lowest 34% above SD
Aberdeen Township and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±9.7Highest SD: 24.2% 19.6%±9.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Aberdeen Township and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±8.9Lowest SD: 18% 23.7%±6Highest SD: 18%
Lincoln Township and Aberdeen Township 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% 29.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±9.1Highest SD: 5% 1.4%±2.4Lowest SD: 5%
Aberdeen Township and Lincoln 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 $79,040±$20kLowest 5% above SD
Aberdeen Township and Lincoln Township 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 $242,900±$163kLowest 6% below SD
Aberdeen Township and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,406Highest 25% above SD $1,643Lowest 40% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 19%Highest SD: 11.9% 11.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 84%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1986Lowest 6 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 24% below SD 15 minHighest 13% below SD
Work from home 0%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 14%±10.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Lincoln Township 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%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 6.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.02Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (68%)Aberdeen (62%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lincoln Township4% work in Aberdeen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 38.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miLowest 8.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Highest 1.5Lowest
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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