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Agency Township vs Raymond
61 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (80.7× in Raymond) and typical home built (59 yrs in Raymond).
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.
Agency Township A small town of 128
Quiet strengths Agency Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Agency Township →
Raymond A small town of 82
Quiet strengths Raymond doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Raymond →
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
Agency Township Raymond
Growing season (days) 151d —
Outdoors & history
Agency Township Raymond
National Register places 1 1
Community
Agency Township Raymond
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 61 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Agency Township ↔ Raymond 61 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
Agency Township Raymond
People
Population
128 Highest
82 Lowest
Median age
27 ±39.5 Lowest
29% below SD
30.6 ±18.8 Highest
19% below SD
Raymond and Agency Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.3% ±18.2 Lowest
SD: 24.2%
34.1% ±28.7 Highest
SD: 24.2%
Raymond and Agency Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
11.7% ±25.3 Lowest
SD: 18%
13.4% ±32.5 Highest
SD: 18%
Raymond and Agency Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
5.6% Lowest
SD: 31.9%
7.4% Highest
SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8.6% ±13.5 Highest
SD: 5%
0% ±17.2 Lowest
SD: 5%
Agency Township and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
— $75,000 ±$69k
about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $42,800 ±$7k
83% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100% ±100
SD: 39.8%
—
Below poverty line
16.4% Highest
SD: 11.9%
11% Lowest
SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.8% Lowest
SD: 68.6%
95.8% Highest
SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1997 Highest
17 yrs newer than SD
1938 Lowest
42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home
21.4% ±24.8 Highest
SD: 9.7%
0% ±38.5 Lowest
SD: 9.7%
Agency Township and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents
0%
0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
13.8 mi Lowest
23.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.07 Highest
0.00 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Sisseton (36%) Clark (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Raymond Few work in Agency Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
9.8% Highest
0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
1.3 mi Highest
0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.2 Lowest
96.8 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.
Agency Township or Raymond: which would you pick? →
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Living in Small Town Raymond Raymond or Agency Township: which would you pick? →
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Bordering Agency Township Towns like Agency 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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