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Camp Crook vs Kassel Township

351 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (143.6× in Camp Crook) and trails (61× in Kassel Township).

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Camp Crook, SDA small town of 41South Dakota · 41 people
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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 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.

Camp CrookA small town of 41
Quiet strengthsCamp Crook doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Camp Crook →
Kassel TownshipA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsKassel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kassel 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Camp Crook$440/mo
Typical home $66K (Census) · tax rate 1.60% · Housing →
Kassel Township$570/mo
Typical home $92K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Kassel Township and Camp Crook.

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
Camp CrookKassel Township
Snow a year51″39″
January low11°F10°F
July high88°F86°F
Growing season (days)128d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st50th
Outdoors & history
Camp CrookKassel Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—2.6%
National Register places1—
Archive photos6—
Community
Camp CrookKassel 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

351 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Camp Crook ↔ Kassel Township351 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.

Camp CrookKassel Township
People
Population 41Lowest 55Highest
Median age 56.2±15.8Highest 48% above SD 54.7±3.6Lowest 44% above SD
Camp Crook and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±69Lowest SD: 24.2% 14.5%±45.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Kassel Township and Camp Crook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39%±64.6Highest SD: 18% 16.4%±52.2Lowest SD: 18%
Camp Crook and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 21.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±34.5 SD: 5% 0%±25.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,167±$11kLowest 48% below SD $75,625±$36kHighest about the SD average
Kassel Township and Camp Crook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $66,300±$5kLowest 74% below SD $91,700±$74kHighest 64% below SD
Kassel Township and Camp Crook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,063Highest 61% below SD $1,050Lowest 61% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 17.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 108% above SD 20 minLowest 11% above SD
Work from home 0%±47.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 mi 20.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.19Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Buffalo (19%)Freeman (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kassel TownshipFew work in Camp Crook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.4%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 6.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 129Highest 0.9Lowest
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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