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Bath Township vs Aberdeen

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (31.6× in Aberdeen) and size (63.2× in Aberdeen).

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Bath Township, SDA small town of 446Brown County · 446 people

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Aberdeen, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 28,189 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.

Bath TownshipA small town of 446

Quiet strengthsBath Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Bath Township →

AberdeenA history town

HistorySettled in 188023 places on the National Register HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$244K typical home24% below the SD typical home All about Aberdeen →

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.

Street grid31.6×

Aberdeen has the more walkable street grid

Aberdeen 66.3Bath Township 2.1

Aberdeen is the bigger place

Aberdeen 28,189Bath Township 446

Work in town+62.9 pts

More of Aberdeen’s workers stay in town

Aberdeen 66.5%Bath Township 3.6%

Property tax bill+80%

Tax bills are bigger in Aberdeen

Aberdeen $2,719Bath Township $1,512

Homeowners+21.7 pts renters

Aberdeen has more renters

Bath Township 83.4%Aberdeen 61.7%

Bachelor’s degree++21.7 pts

More adults in Aberdeen have a degree

Aberdeen 35%Bath Township 13.3%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Bath 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.

Down paymentRate%

Bath Township$1,880/mo

Typical home $334K (Census) · tax rate 0.45% · Housing →

Aberdeen$1,530/mo

Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $762/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Bath Township and Aberdeen.

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

Bath Township and Aberdeen share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Bath TownshipAberdeen

Bath Township ↔ Aberdeen6.0 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

194 Bath Township residents work in Aberdeen (54.3% of its workers)

170 Aberdeen residents work in Bath Township (1.3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Bath Township →

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–Bath TownshipNot graded CAberdeenSafer than 28% of U.S. towns

Schools

–Bath TownshipNot graded B+AberdeenBetter than 65% of districts in the state

Health

–Bath TownshipNot graded B+AberdeenHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns

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

Bath TownshipAberdeen

Snow a year42″43″

January low—2°F

July high—85°F

Growing season (days)—139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 40th

Outdoors & history

Bath TownshipAberdeen

Trails6 mi 12 mi

Conserved land4.6%5.1%

Settled—1880

National Register places—23

Archive photos1 —

Community

Bath TownshipAberdeen

Library hours a week—61 hrs

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Bath TownshipAberdeen

People

Population 446Lowest 28,189Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1%Lowest SD: +8.9% +9.2%Highest SD: +8.9%

Median age 43.7±6.7Highest 15% above SD 36.4±0.9Lowest 4% below SD

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.1%±14.3Highest SD: 24.2% 22.4%±1.8Lowest SD: 24.2%

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 16.1%±12.4Lowest SD: 18% 16.4%±1.6Highest SD: 18%

Aberdeen and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 35%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±9.8Highest SD: 5% 6.4%±1.2Lowest SD: 5%

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $86,250±$59kHighest 15% above SD $64,405±$5kLowest 14% below SD

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $333,600±$111kHighest 30% above SD $217,300±$13kLowest 16% below SD

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $762±$38 19% below SD

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,512Lowest 44% below SD $2,719Highest about the SD average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 45.8%±6.3Lowest SD: 39.8%

Bath Township and Aberdeen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.9%Lowest SD: 11.9% 13.8%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 61.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 7% above SD 12 minLowest 33% below SD

Work from home 4%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.4%±1.7Highest SD: 9.7%

Aberdeen and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3.6%Lowest 66.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 2.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.26Highest 1.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (54%)Aberdeen Township (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 54% work in Aberdeen1% work in Bath Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Lowest 5.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 6.0 miLowest 12.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 13Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 66.3Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#20 of 34 in SD

School district —SD SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED · Aberdeen School District 06-1

High school in town —Central High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school — 17.2

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Bath Township neighborsTown Square →

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Aberdeen neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Bath Township

Henry Township52 people · $223K homes

Gem Township245 people · $346K homes

Aberdeen Township548 people · $444K homes

Towns like Bath Township

Sheridan Township445 people · $265K homes

Alban Township740 people · $242K homes

Prosper Township498 people · $298K homes

Clare Township251 people · $574K homes

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.