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Conde Township vs Bates Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+20.7 pts renters in Conde Township) and trails (2.2× in Bates Township).

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Conde Township, SDA small town of 92Spink County · 92 people
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Bates Township, SDA small town of 49Brown County · 49 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.

Conde TownshipA small town of 92
Quiet strengthsConde Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bates TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsBates Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bates 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+20.7 pts renters
Conde Township has more renters
Bates Township 100%Conde Township 79.3%
Trails2.2×
Bates Township has more miles of trail
Bates Township 17.3 miConde Township 7.9 mi
Bachelor’s degree++14.1 pts
More adults in Conde Township have a degree
Conde Township 14.1%Bates Township 0%
Typical home built21 yrs
Bates Township’s homes are older
Conde Township 2001Bates Township 1980
★ What stands out · Where they are

Conde Township and Bates Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Conde TownshipBates TownshipConde TownshipBates Township
Conde Township ↔ Bates Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border
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
Conde TownshipBates Township
Snow a year28″32″
January low2°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)144d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th38th
Outdoors & history
Conde TownshipBates Township
Trails8 mi17 mi
Conserved land5.7%2.7%
Archive photos41
Community
Conde TownshipBates 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.

Conde TownshipBates Township
People
Population 92Highest 49Lowest
Median age 30±49.6Lowest 21% below SD 65.1±18.6Highest 71% above SD
Bates Township and Conde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±30.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±57.7 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 19.6%±35.8Lowest SD: 18% 55.1%±77.5Highest SD: 18%
Bates Township and Conde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.4 SD: 5% 0%±28.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $26,484±$11k 65% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $613,100±$44k 138% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $919 66% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 55.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1980Lowest same as SD
Getting to work
Work from home 18.3%±14.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 61.3%±62.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Bates Township and Conde 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 29.8 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (15%)Groton (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bates TownshipFew work in Conde Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Conde Township

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Oak Gulch Township19 people
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Beotia Township43 people · $388K homes
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Conde128 people · $51K homes

Towns like Conde Township

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Wilbur Township80 people
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Fort Township75 people
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Agency Township128 people
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Cleveland Township107 people · $214K homes

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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