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Baker Township vs Union Township

Next-door neighbors in Davison County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.8× in Baker Township) and typical home built (74 yrs in Union Township).

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Baker Township, SDA small town of 56Davison County · 56 people
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Union Township, SDA small town of 18Davison County · 18 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.
All about Baker Township →
Union TownshipA small town of 18
Quiet strengthsUnion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Union 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.

Jobs per worker15.8×
Baker Township is more of a job hub
Baker Township 0.79Union Township 0.05
Typical home built74 yrs
Union Township’s homes are older
Baker Township 2012Union Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++28 pts
More adults in Union Township have a degree
Union Township 31.3%Baker Township 3.3%
Homeowners+18.2 pts renters
Union Township has more renters
Baker Township 100%Union Township 81.8%
Size3.1×
Baker Township is the bigger place
Baker Township 56Union Township 18
Trails+93%
Baker Township has more miles of trail
Baker Township 5.6 miUnion Township 2.9 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Baker Township and Union Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Baker TownshipUnion TownshipBaker TownshipUnion Township
Baker Township ↔ Union Township6.7 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
Baker TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th49th
Outdoors & history
Baker TownshipUnion Township
Trails6 mi3 mi
Conserved land3.9%6.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Baker TownshipUnion 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 TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 56Highest 18Lowest
Median age 31.5±28.3Lowest 17% below SD 71.3±29.1Highest 88% above SD
Union 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% 11.1%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Baker Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.7%±47.4Lowest SD: 18% 55.6%±100Highest SD: 18%
Union Township and Baker 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 31.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.3%±22.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±78.6Lowest SD: 5%
Baker Township and Union 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±$42kHighest 14% above SD $56,250±$39kLowest 25% below SD
Baker Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,500±$30k 47% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 81.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 11% below SD —
Work from home 10.7%±10.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Baker Township and Union 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 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (38%)Mitchell (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Baker Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Lowest 6.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 2.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Baker Township

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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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