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Badus Township vs Racine Township

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.3× in Badus Township) and property tax bill (2.6× in Racine Township).

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Badus Township, SDA small town of 81Lake County · 81 people
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Racine Township, SDA small town of 54Day County · 54 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.

Badus TownshipA small town of 81
Quiet strengthsBadus Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Racine TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsRacine Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Racine 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.

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
Badus TownshipRacine Township
Snow a year37″43″
January low5°F2°F
July high83°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Badus TownshipRacine Township
Trails10 mi—
Conserved land10.1%—
National Register places2—
Community
Badus TownshipRacine 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.

Where they are

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Badus Township ↔ Racine Township84 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.

Badus TownshipRacine Township
People
Population 81Highest 54Lowest
Median age 36.6±36.2Highest 4% below SD 34.4±43.3Lowest 9% below SD
Badus Township and Racine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.6%±24.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 44.4%±45.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Racine Township and Badus Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.6%±21.9Highest SD: 18% 24.1%±58.9Lowest SD: 18%
Badus Township and Racine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 26.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±12.6Lowest SD: 5% 14.8%±26.8Highest SD: 5%
Racine Township and Badus Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,750±$111k 85% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $215,600±$179k 16% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,100Lowest 60% below SD $2,808Highest 3% above SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 14.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 29% above SD —
Work from home 25%±34.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Badus Township and Racine Township 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 21.8 miLowest 49.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (28%)Waubay (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Racine TownshipFew work in Badus Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.1%Lowest 27.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.2 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
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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