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Bath Township vs Piedmont

261 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (18.5× in Piedmont) and jobs per worker (5.5× in Bath Township).

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

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Piedmont, SDA small town of 981South Dakota · 981 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 →

PiedmontA small town of 981

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

All about Piedmont →

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.

Street grid18.5×

Piedmont has the more walkable street grid

Piedmont 38.8Bath Township 2.1

Jobs per worker5.5×

Bath Township is more of a job hub

Bath Township 1.26Piedmont 0.23

Property tax bill2.1×

Tax bills are bigger in Piedmont

Piedmont $3,246Bath Township $1,512

Piedmont is the bigger place

Piedmont 981Bath Township 446

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →

Piedmont$1,970/mo

Typical home $324K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,170/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Piedmont and Bath 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.

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.

Schools

–Bath TownshipNot graded B−PiedmontBetter than 51% of districts in the state

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 TownshipPiedmont

Snow a year42″36″

January low—13°F

July high—84°F

Growing season (days)—147d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 79th

Outdoors & history

Bath TownshipPiedmont

Trails6 mi —

Conserved land4.6%—

Settled—1890

National Register places—1

Archive photos1 —

Community

Bath TownshipPiedmont

Library hours a week—38 hrs

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.

Where they are

261 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bath TownshipBrown County PiedmontSD

Bath Township ↔ Piedmont261 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Bath TownshipPiedmont

People

Population 446Lowest 981Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1% SD: +8.9% —

Median age 43.7±6.7Lowest 15% above SD 43.9±10.7Highest 16% above SD

Piedmont and Bath Township 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% 24.6%±14Lowest SD: 24.2%

Bath Township and Piedmont 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% 28.7%±6.2Highest SD: 18%

Piedmont 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% 17.7%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±9.8Highest SD: 5% 1.9%±1.5Lowest SD: 5%

Bath Township and Piedmont 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 $53,866±$11kLowest 28% below SD

Bath Township and Piedmont 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 $324,200±$94kLowest 26% above SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,170±$225 24% above SD

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,512Lowest 44% below SD $3,246Highest 19% above SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 39.6%±31.2Lowest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 9.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 86.9%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1990Lowest 10 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 7% above SD 16 minLowest 12% below SD

Work from home 4%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.3%±2.5Highest SD: 9.7%

Piedmont 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%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 12.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.26Highest 0.23Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (54%)Rapid City (58%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PiedmontFew work in Bath Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 6.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 38.8Highest

Schools

School district —Meade School District 46-1

High school in town —None in town

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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Bordering Bath Township

Aberdeen28,189 people · $217K homes

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.