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Aberdeen vs Bath Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (31.6× in Aberdeen) and size (63.2× in Aberdeen).

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Aberdeen, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 28,189 people

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Bath Township, SDA small town of 446Brown County · 446 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.

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 →

Bath TownshipA small town of 446

Quiet strengthsBath Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Bath 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.

Street grid31.6×

Aberdeen has the more walkable street grid

Aberdeen 66.3Bath Township 2.1

Aberdeen is the bigger place

Aberdeen 28,189Bath Township 446

Work in town+62.9 pts

More of Aberdeen’s workers stay in town

Aberdeen 66.5%Bath Township 3.6%

Property tax bill+80%

Tax bills are bigger in Aberdeen

Aberdeen $2,719Bath Township $1,512

Homeowners+21.7 pts renters

Aberdeen has more renters

Bath Township 83.4%Aberdeen 61.7%

Bachelor’s degree++21.7 pts

More adults in Aberdeen have a degree

Aberdeen 35%Bath Township 13.3%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Bath 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.

Down paymentRate%

Aberdeen$1,530/mo

Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $762/mo · Housing →

Bath Township$1,880/mo

Typical home $334K (Census) · tax rate 0.45% · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Bath 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 and Bath Township share a border

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

AberdeenBath Township

Aberdeen ↔ Bath Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

194 Bath Township residents work in Aberdeen (54.3% of its workers)

170 Aberdeen residents work in Bath Township (1.3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Bath 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.

Safety

CAberdeenSafer than 28% of U.S. towns –Bath TownshipNot graded

Schools

B+AberdeenBetter than 65% of districts in the state –Bath TownshipNot graded

Health

B+AberdeenHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns –Bath TownshipNot graded

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

AberdeenBath Township

Snow a year43″42″

January low2°F —

July high85°F —

Growing season (days)139d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 37th

Outdoors & history

AberdeenBath Township

Trails12 mi 6 mi

Conserved land5.1%4.6%

Settled1880 —

National Register places23 —

Archive photos—1

Community

AberdeenBath Township

Library hours a week61 hrs —

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

AberdeenBath Township

People

Population 28,189Highest 446Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.2%Highest SD: +8.9% +1%Lowest SD: +8.9%

Median age 36.4±0.9Lowest 4% below SD 43.7±6.7Highest 15% above SD

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.4%±1.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 25.1%±14.3Highest SD: 24.2%

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 16.4%±1.6Highest SD: 18% 16.1%±12.4Lowest SD: 18%

Aberdeen and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±1.2Lowest SD: 5% 7.4%±9.8Highest SD: 5%

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,405±$5kLowest 14% below SD $86,250±$59kHighest 15% above SD

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $217,300±$13kLowest 16% below SD $333,600±$111kHighest 30% above SD

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $762±$38 19% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,719Highest about the SD average $1,512Lowest 44% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.8%±6.3Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8%

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 9.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 61.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.4%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 33% below SD 19 minHighest 7% above SD

Work from home 5.4%±1.7Highest SD: 9.7% 4%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7%

Aberdeen and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 66.5%Highest 3.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.3 miLowest 7.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Lowest 1.26Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen Township (7%)Aberdeen (54%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Bath Township54% work in Aberdeen

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 4.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 12.1 miHighest 6.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.3Highest 2.1Lowest

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

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.

Aberdeen neighborsTown Square →

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Bath Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Aberdeen

Aberdeen Township548 people · $444K homes

Towns like Aberdeen

Yankton15,540 people · $223K homes

Pierre13,948 people · $231K homes

Huron14,385 people · $159K homes

Watertown23,044 people · $229K 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.