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Cambria Township vs Ordway Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (9.1× in Ordway Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+56.3 pts in Ordway Township).

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Cambria Township, SDA small town of 89Brown County · 89 people
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Ordway Township, SDA small town of 118Brown County · 118 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.

Cambria TownshipA small town of 89
Quiet strengthsCambria Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cambria Township →
Ordway TownshipA small town of 118
Quiet strengthsOrdway Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ordway Township →
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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Cambria Township and Ordway Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cambria TownshipOrdway TownshipCambria TownshipOrdway Township
Cambria Township ↔ Ordway Township6.0 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
Cambria TownshipOrdway Township
Snow a year42″42″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Cambria TownshipOrdway Township
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land6.7%2.4%
National Register places2—
Community
Cambria TownshipOrdway 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.

Cambria TownshipOrdway Township
People
Population 89Lowest 118Highest
Median age 64.1±36.3Highest 69% above SD 44.5±58.8Lowest 17% above SD
Cambria Township and Ordway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.3%±30.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 39.8%±11.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Ordway Township and Cambria Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.3%±61.3Highest SD: 18% 39%±9.9Lowest SD: 18%
Cambria Township and Ordway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 56.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.9 SD: 5% 0%±12 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $189,700±$17k 26% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 93% below SD $1,806Highest 34% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Lowest 15 yrs newer than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 22.9%±27.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Cambria Township and Ordway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (40%)Aberdeen (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ordway TownshipFew work in Cambria Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 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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