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Aberdeen Township vs Warner Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: home values (2.6× in Aberdeen Township) and jobs per worker (6.6× in Aberdeen Township).

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Aberdeen Township, SDA regional job hubBrown County · 548 people
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Warner Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 282 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 →
Warner TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.2% conserved land25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Warner Township →
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.

Home values2.6×
Homes cost more in Aberdeen Township
Aberdeen Township $444,100Warner Township $168,800
Jobs per worker6.6×
Aberdeen Township is more of a job hub
Aberdeen Township 3.02Warner Township 0.46
Trails5.7×
Warner Township has more miles of trail
Warner Township 24.9 miAberdeen Township 4.4 mi
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Aberdeen Township
Aberdeen Township $3,406Warner Township $1,500
Age 65++30.5 pts
Warner Township has more people 65 and up
Warner Township 51.1%Aberdeen Township 20.6%
Street grid3.1×
Aberdeen Township has the more walkable street grid
Aberdeen Township 2.8Warner Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,600 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 →
Warner Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $1,600 a month, about $19,200 a year, between Aberdeen Township and Warner 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 Warner Township share a border

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

Aberdeen TownshipWarner TownshipAberdeen TownshipWarner Township
Aberdeen Township ↔ Warner Township8.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
10 Warner Township residents work in Aberdeen Township (4.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Warner Township →
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 TownshipWarner Township
Snow a year43″34″
January low2°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)139d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st38th
Outdoors & history
Aberdeen TownshipWarner Township
Trails4 mi25 mi
Conserved land2.6%16.2%
Settled1880—
National Register places—2
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here39—
Community
Aberdeen TownshipWarner 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 TownshipWarner Township
People
Population 548Highest 282Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.1%Highest SD: +8.9% -18.4%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 59.1±5.5Lowest 56% above SD 65.3±6Highest 72% above SD
Warner Township and Aberdeen 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% 12.4%±10.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Aberdeen Township and Warner 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% 51.1%±3.8Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 19.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±9.1Highest SD: 5% 2.1%±5Lowest SD: 5%
Aberdeen Township and Warner 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 $89,028±$49kLowest 19% above SD
Aberdeen Township and Warner 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 $168,800±$38kLowest 34% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,406Highest 25% above SD $1,500Lowest 45% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 19%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 24% below SD 20 minHighest 12% above SD
Work from home 0%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.7%±11.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Warner 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%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.02Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (68%)Aberdeen (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Warner Township5% work in Aberdeen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 16.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miLowest 24.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Highest 0.9Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Aberdeen Township

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Aberdeen28,189 people · $217K homes
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Bath Township446 people · $334K homes
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Mercier Township121 people · $292K homes
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Lincoln Township1,598 people · $243K homes

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Grand Meadow Township393 people · $400K homes
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Perry Township677 people · $386K homes
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Beulah Township299 people · $402K homes
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Lake Township283 people · $340K homes

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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