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Central Point Township vs Egeland Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: typical home built (47 yrs in Central Point Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+20.9 pts in Egeland Township).

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Central Point Township, SDA small town of 85Day County · 85 people
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Egeland Township, SDA small town of 48Day County · 48 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.

Central Point TownshipA small town of 85
Quiet strengthsCentral Point Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Central Point Township →
Egeland TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsEgeland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Egeland 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

Central Point Township and Egeland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Central Point TownshipEgeland TownshipCentral Point TownshipEgeland Township
Central Point Township ↔ Egeland Township5.7 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
Central Point TownshipEgeland Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Community
Central Point TownshipEgeland 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.

Central Point TownshipEgeland Township
People
Population 85Highest 48Lowest
Median age 36.8±41Lowest 3% below SD 52±13.8Highest 37% above SD
Egeland Township and Central Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.9%±29.5Highest SD: 24.2% 10.4%±57.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Central Point Township and Egeland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.3%±34.4Highest SD: 18% 8.3%±70Lowest SD: 18%
Central Point Township and Egeland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.6 SD: 5% 0%±29.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,929±$17kHighest 45% above SD $91,750±$27kLowest 22% above SD
Central Point Township and Egeland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $527,800±$444k 105% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,719 37% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 20.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 35 min 96% above SD
Work from home 28.9%±31.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Central Point Township and Egeland 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 13.3 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (18%)Waubay (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Egeland TownshipFew work in Central Point Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.4%Lowest 44.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
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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