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Badger Township vs Perry Township

Next-door neighbors in Davison County. The biggest differences: median age (40 yrs in Perry Township) and jobs per worker (4.3× in Badger Township).

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Badger Township, SDA small town of 161Davison County · 161 people
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Perry Township, SDA small town of 154Davison County · 154 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.

Badger TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsBadger Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Badger Township →
Perry TownshipA small town of 154
Quiet strengthsPerry Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Perry Township →
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.

Median age40 yrs
Perry Township skews older
Perry Township 84.3Badger Township 44.3
Jobs per worker4.3×
Badger Township is more of a job hub
Badger Township 0.94Perry Township 0.22
Bachelor’s degree++26.6 pts
More adults in Badger Township have a degree
Badger Township 26.6%Perry Township 0%
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Perry Township
Perry Township $2,750Badger Township $1,931
Typical home built22 yrs
Badger Township’s homes are older
Perry Township 1969Badger Township 1947
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $690 more a month in Perry 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.

Badger Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $172K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →
Perry Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $290K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,300 a year, between Perry Township and Badger 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

Badger Township and Perry Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Badger TownshipPerry TownshipBadger TownshipPerry Township
Badger Township ↔ Perry Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Badger TownshipPerry Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th59th
Outdoors & history
Badger TownshipPerry Township
Famous people born here1—
Community
Badger TownshipPerry 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.

Badger TownshipPerry Township
People
Population 161Highest 154Lowest
Median age 44.3±4Lowest 17% above SD 84.3±14.5Highest 122% above SD
Kids under 18 21.1%±25Highest SD: 24.2% 1.9%±17.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Badger Township and Perry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.6%±20.5Lowest SD: 18% 79.9%±95.6Highest SD: 18%
Perry Township and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.8 SD: 5% 0%±9.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $108,697±$12k 45% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $171,500±$26kLowest 33% below SD $289,900±$134kHighest 13% above SD
Perry Township and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,931Lowest 29% below SD $2,750Highest about the SD average
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than SD 1969Highest 11 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 min 18% above SD —
Work from home 0%±9.1 SD: 9.7% 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 mi 9.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (53%)Mitchell (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Perry TownshipFew work in Badger Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 1.3 1.3
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Badger Township

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Mitchell15,649 people · $192K homes
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Blendon Township81 people · $233K homes
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Beulah Township299 people · $402K homes

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East Rondell Township146 people · $247K homes
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Valley Township198 people · $182K homes
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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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