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Bryan Township vs Kennedy Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: median age (38.4 yrs in Kennedy Township) and size (9× in Bryan Township).

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Bryan Township, SDA small town of 341Charles Mix County · 341 people
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Kennedy Township, SDA small town of 38Charles Mix County · 38 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.

Bryan TownshipA small town of 341
Quiet strengthsBryan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Kennedy TownshipA small town of 38
Quiet strengthsKennedy Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kennedy 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 · Where they are

Bryan Township and Kennedy Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bryan TownshipKennedy TownshipBryan TownshipKennedy Township
Bryan Township ↔ Kennedy Township5.4 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
Bryan TownshipKennedy Township
Snow a year31″34″
January low12°F10°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)165d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd43rd
Outdoors & history
Bryan TownshipKennedy Township
Trails5 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.7%0.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Bryan TownshipKennedy 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.

Bryan TownshipKennedy Township
People
Population 341Highest 38Lowest
Median age 32.8±13.4Lowest 14% below SD 71.2±6.4Highest 87% above SD
Kids under 18 43.7%±4.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±74.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Bryan Township and Kennedy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.9%±8.7Lowest SD: 18% 68.4%±65.9Highest SD: 18%
Kennedy Township and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 7.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.1 SD: 5% 0%±37.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,219±$31k 32% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $292,900±$122k 14% above SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $669±$13 29% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,167 16% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63%±88.4 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 21.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 21.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 82.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 min 34% below SD —
Work from home 10.2%±13.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 57.1%±41.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Kennedy Township and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (38%)Wagner (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kennedy TownshipFew work in Bryan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miLowest 7.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 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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