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Beulah Township vs Norden Township

103 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.6× in Beulah Township) and average commute (29 min in Beulah Township).

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Beulah Township, SDA small town of 299Davison County · 299 people
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Norden Township, SDA small town of 280Deuel County · 280 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.

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 →
Norden TownshipA small town of 280
Quiet strengthsNorden Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Norden 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 worker5.6×
Beulah Township is more of a job hub
Beulah Township 1.06Norden Township 0.19
Average commute29 min
Beulah Township has the shorter commute
Norden Township 46 minBeulah Township 17 min
Seasonal homes+57.1 pts
Norden Township has more second homes
Norden Township 57.1%Beulah Township 0%
Trails3.7×
Norden Township has more miles of trail
Norden Township 6.7 miBeulah Township 1.8 mi
Street grid+56%
Norden Township has the more walkable street grid
Norden Township 1.4Beulah Township 0.9
Conserved land+10 pts
Norden Township has more conserved land
Norden Township 10.4%Beulah Township 0.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Beulah 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 →
Norden Township$1,810/mo
Typical home $268K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Beulah Township and Norden 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 TownshipNorden Township
Snow a year41″61″
January low9°F2°F
July high87°F80°F
Growing season (days)167d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th36th
Outdoors & history
Beulah TownshipNorden Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.4%10.4%
National Register places14
Community
Beulah TownshipNorden 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

103 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beulah TownshipDavison CountyNorden TownshipDeuel County
Beulah Township ↔ Norden Township103 miles apart
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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 TownshipNorden Township
People
Population 299Highest 280Lowest
Median age 60.1±9.5Highest 58% above SD 57.8±8.2Lowest 52% above SD
Beulah Township and Norden 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% 23.2%±10Highest SD: 24.2%
Norden 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% 25.4%±11.4Lowest SD: 18%
Beulah Township and Norden 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 27.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±4.8Highest SD: 5% 1.8%±4.1Lowest SD: 5%
Beulah Township and Norden 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±$17kLowest 35% above SD $151,250±$108kHighest 101% above SD
Norden Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,300±$223kHighest 56% above SD $268,200±$112kLowest 4% above SD
Beulah Township and Norden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,908 7% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 2.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 6% below SD 46 minHighest 157% above SD
Work from home 12.3%±13.2Highest SD: 9.7% 5.5%±6.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Beulah Township and Norden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.1%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (46%)Clear Lake (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Norden TownshipFew work in Beulah Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 10.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 6.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.4Highest
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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