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Cedar Butte Township vs Shyne Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: trails (2.3× in Cedar Butte Township).

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Cedar Butte Township, SDA small town of 77Pennington County · 77 people

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Shyne Township, SDA small town of 0Pennington County

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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.

Cedar Butte TownshipA small town of 77

Quiet strengthsCedar Butte Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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Shyne TownshipA small town of 0

Quiet strengthsShyne Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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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.

Trails2.3×

Cedar Butte Township has more miles of trail

Cedar Butte Township 3.4 miShyne Township 1.5 mi

★ What stands out · Where they are

Cedar Butte Township and Shyne Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cedar Butte TownshipShyne Township

Cedar Butte Township ↔ Shyne Township5.5 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

Cedar Butte TownshipShyne Township

Snow a year30″30″

January low9°F 9°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)141d 141d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 74th

Outdoors & history

Cedar Butte TownshipShyne Township

Trails3 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.1%7.6%

Community

Cedar Butte TownshipShyne Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Cedar Butte TownshipShyne Township

People

Population 77Highest 0Lowest

Median age 49.6±16.2 31% above SD —

Kids under 18 23.4%±34.8 SD: 24.2% —

Age 65+ 29.9%±39.9 SD: 18% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.2% SD: 31.9% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13%±23.2 SD: 5% —

Cost of living

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,300±$62k 39% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,167 57% below SD —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 29.9% SD: 11.9% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3% SD: 68.6% —

Typical home builtmedian year 1975 5 yrs older than SD —

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 min 72% above SD —

Work from home 25.6%±34.4 SD: 9.7% —

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miHighest 39.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (38%)Rapid City (67%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shyne TownshipFew work in Cedar Butte Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 7.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miHighest 1.5 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 0.2Highest 0.0Lowest

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.

Cedar Butte Township vs Shyne Township

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