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Campbell Township vs Alden Township

Next-door neighbors in Hand County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+100 pts renters in Campbell Township) and median age (34 yrs in Alden Township).

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Campbell Township, SDA small town of 18Hand County · 18 people
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Alden Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 29 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.

Campbell TownshipA small town of 18
Quiet strengthsCampbell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Campbell Township →
Alden TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36% conserved land1.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Alden 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.

Homeowners+100 pts renters
Campbell Township has more renters
Alden Township 100%Campbell Township 0%
Median age34 yrs
Alden Township skews older
Alden Township 64.5Campbell Township 30.5
Street grid+50%
Alden Township has the more walkable street grid
Alden Township 0.3Campbell Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Campbell Township and Alden Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Campbell TownshipAlden TownshipCampbell TownshipAlden Township
Campbell Township ↔ Alden 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
Campbell TownshipAlden Township
Snow a year40″44″
January low7°F7°F
July high86°F85°F
Growing season (days)142d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Campbell TownshipAlden Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—36%
Community
Campbell TownshipAlden 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.

Campbell TownshipAlden Township
People
Population 18Lowest 29Highest
Median age 30.5±0.5Lowest 20% below SD 64.5±10Highest 70% above SD
Kids under 18 33.3%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±97.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Campbell Township and Alden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 41.4%±100Highest SD: 18%
Alden Township and Campbell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 33.3%±65.7Highest SD: 5% 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 5%
Campbell Township and Alden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $76,667±$48k about the SD average
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1993 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±83.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 52.2%±50Highest SD: 9.7%
Alden Township and Campbell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 55.8 miHighest 50.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (20%)Miller (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Alden TownshipFew work in Campbell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43.3%Highest 36%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.3Highest
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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