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Cody Township vs Foster Township

143 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.7× in Foster Township) and typical home built (32 yrs in Foster Township).

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Cody Township, SDA small town of 23Mellette County · 23 people
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Foster Township, SDA small town of 32Beadle County · 32 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.

Cody TownshipA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsCody Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cody Township →
Foster TownshipA small town of 32
Quiet strengthsFoster Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Foster 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.

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
Cody TownshipFoster Township
Snow a year50″39″
January low11°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)143d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th51st
Outdoors & history
Cody TownshipFoster Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land3.3%—
Community
Cody TownshipFoster 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

143 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cody Township ↔ Foster Township143 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.

Cody TownshipFoster Township
People
Population 23Lowest 32Highest
Median age 47.8±9.1Lowest 26% above SD 53.5±44.4Highest 41% above SD
Foster Township and Cody Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 9.4%±83.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Foster Township and Cody Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±100Highest SD: 18% 6.3%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Cody Township and Foster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.4%±48.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±44.2Lowest SD: 5%
Cody Township and Foster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,500±$12kLowest 39% below SD $98,750±$96kHighest 32% above SD
Foster Township and Cody Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 15.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 75%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than SD 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 5 min 72% below SD
Work from home 0%±43.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 38.9%±54.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Foster Township and Cody 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 200.3 miHighest 40.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (33%)Huron (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Foster TownshipFew work in Cody Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 15.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 1.1Highest
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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