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Beulah Township vs Aberdeen Township

122 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.1× in Aberdeen Township) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Aberdeen Township).

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Beulah Township, SDA small town of 299Davison County · 299 people
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Aberdeen Township, SDA regional job hubBrown County · 548 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.

Beulah TownshipA small town of 299
Quiet strengthsBeulah Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Beulah 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Aberdeen 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.

Beulah Township$2,350/mo
Typical home $402K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →
Aberdeen Township$2,610/mo
Typical home $444K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Aberdeen Township and Beulah 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.

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
Beulah TownshipAberdeen Township
Snow a year41″43″
January low9°F2°F
July high87°F85°F
Growing season (days)167d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th41st
Outdoors & history
Beulah TownshipAberdeen Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.4%2.6%
Settled—1880
National Register places1—
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—39
Community
Beulah TownshipAberdeen 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

122 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beulah Township ↔ Aberdeen Township122 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.

Beulah TownshipAberdeen Township
People
Population 299Lowest 548Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +0.1% SD: +8.9%
Median age 60.1±9.5Highest 58% above SD 59.1±5.5Lowest 56% above SD
Beulah Township and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 4.7%±11.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.3%±9.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Aberdeen Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.1%±12.3Highest SD: 18% 20.6%±8.9Lowest SD: 18%
Beulah Township and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±4.8Lowest SD: 5% 4.4%±9.1Highest SD: 5%
Aberdeen Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,711±$17kHighest 35% above SD $96,667±$61kLowest 29% above SD
Beulah Township and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,300±$223kLowest 56% above SD $444,100±$65kHighest 73% above SD
Aberdeen Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,908Lowest 7% above SD $3,406Highest 25% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 19%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than SD 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest 6% below SD 14 minLowest 24% below SD
Work from home 12.3%±13.2Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Beulah Township and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.1%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Lowest 3.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (46%)Aberdeen (68%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Aberdeen TownshipFew work in Beulah Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 4.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 2.8Highest
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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