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Baker Township vs Garfield Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (28× in Baker Township) and jobs per worker (9.9× in Baker Township).

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Baker Township, SDA small town of 56Davison County · 56 people
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Garfield Township, SDA small town of 66Douglas County · 66 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.

Baker TownshipA small town of 56
Quiet strengthsBaker Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Garfield TownshipA small town of 66
Quiet strengthsGarfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Garfield 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.

Trails28×
Baker Township has more miles of trail
Baker Township 5.6 miGarfield Township 0.2 mi
Jobs per worker9.9×
Baker Township is more of a job hub
Baker Township 0.79Garfield Township 0.08
★ What stands out · Where they are

Baker Township and Garfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Baker TownshipGarfield TownshipBaker TownshipGarfield Township
Baker Township ↔ Garfield Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border
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
Baker TownshipGarfield Township
Snow a year41″34″
January low9°F10°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)167d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th35th
Outdoors & history
Baker TownshipGarfield Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land3.9%—
Community
Baker TownshipGarfield 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.

Baker TownshipGarfield Township
People
Population 56Lowest 66Highest
Median age 31.5±28.3Lowest 17% below SD 45.8±3.2Highest 21% above SD
Garfield Township and Baker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.1%±38.2Highest SD: 24.2% 31.8%±44.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Baker Township and Garfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.7%±47.4Highest SD: 18% 0%±52.5Lowest SD: 18%
Baker Township and Garfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.3%±22.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±21.4Lowest SD: 5%
Baker Township and Garfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,893±$42k 14% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,500±$30k 47% below SD —
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 2012 32 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 11% below SD —
Work from home 10.7%±10.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±15.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Baker Township and Garfield 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 17.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (38%)Corsica (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Garfield TownshipFew work in Baker Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest
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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