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Bristol Township vs Kidder Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+33.8 pts in Bristol Township) and street grid (2× in Bristol Township).

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Bristol Township, SDA small town of 35Day County · 35 people
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Kidder Township, SDA small town of 70Day County · 70 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.

Bristol TownshipA small town of 35
Quiet strengthsBristol Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bristol Township →
Kidder TownshipA small town of 70
Quiet strengthsKidder Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kidder 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.

Bachelor’s degree++33.8 pts
More adults in Bristol Township have a degree
Bristol Township 42.9%Kidder Township 9.1%
Street grid2×
Bristol Township has the more walkable street grid
Bristol Township 1.6Kidder Township 0.8
Jobs per worker2.2×
Bristol Township is more of a job hub
Bristol Township 0.88Kidder Township 0.40
Homeowners+17.1 pts renters
Bristol Township has more renters
Kidder Township 87.1%Bristol Township 70%
Trails+67%
Bristol Township has more miles of trail
Bristol Township 0.5 miKidder Township 0.3 mi
Conserved land+8.7 pts
Kidder Township has more conserved land
Kidder Township 45%Bristol Township 36.3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bristol Township and Kidder Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bristol TownshipKidder TownshipBristol TownshipKidder Township
Bristol Township ↔ Kidder Township7.2 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
Bristol TownshipKidder Township
Snow a year42″43″
January low—2°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th18th
Outdoors & history
Bristol TownshipKidder Township
Settled1921—
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Bristol TownshipKidder 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.

Bristol TownshipKidder Township
People
Population 35Lowest 70Highest
Median age 44.9±33Lowest 18% above SD 46.1±31Highest 21% above SD
Kidder Township and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 40%±72.1Highest SD: 24.2% 37.1%±38.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Bristol Township and Kidder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±99Lowest SD: 18% 31.4%±42.5Highest SD: 18%
Kidder Township and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±40.4Lowest SD: 5% 5.7%±15.7Highest SD: 5%
Kidder Township and Bristol Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $82,813±$18k 10% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $335,700±$68k 30% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,357 13% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Bristol Township and Kidder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70%Lowest SD: 68.6% 87.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 12 yrs older than SD 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±47.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±30.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 mi 35.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (12%)Webster (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kidder TownshipFew work in Bristol Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.3%Lowest 45%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.8Lowest
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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