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Dexter Township vs Fuller Township

Next-door neighbors in Codington County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Fuller Township) and household income (+66% in Fuller Township).

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Dexter Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 186 people
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Fuller Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 245 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.

Dexter TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.9% conserved land8.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Dexter Township →
Fuller TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13% conserved land4.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Fuller 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.

Jobs per worker7.3×
Fuller Township is more of a job hub
Fuller Township 0.22Dexter Township 0.03
Household income+66%
Households in Fuller Township earn more
Fuller Township $125,833Dexter Township $75,750
Bachelor’s degree++18.8 pts
More adults in Fuller Township have a degree
Fuller Township 29.7%Dexter Township 10.9%
Trails2×
Dexter Township has more miles of trail
Dexter Township 8.2 miFuller Township 4.2 mi
Average commute4 min
Dexter Township has the shorter commute
Fuller Township 27 minDexter Township 23 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Dexter Township and Fuller Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dexter TownshipFuller TownshipDexter TownshipFuller Township
Dexter Township ↔ Fuller Township7.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Dexter Township$1,630/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →
Fuller Township$1,650/mo
Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Dexter TownshipFuller Township
Snow a year32″32″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Dexter TownshipFuller Township
Trails8 mi4 mi
Conserved land13.9%13%
National Register places31
Community
Dexter TownshipFuller 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.

Dexter TownshipFuller Township
People
Population 186Lowest 245Highest
Median age 56±24.7Highest 47% above SD 49.9±10.2Lowest 31% above SD
Dexter Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±9.1Highest SD: 24.2% 18.8%±5.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Dexter Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 43%±20.6Highest SD: 18% 19.6%±8.8Lowest SD: 18%
Dexter Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 29.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.6Lowest SD: 5% 0.4%±4.2Highest SD: 5%
Fuller Township and Dexter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,750±$11kLowest about the SD average $125,833±$28kHighest 68% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $276,500±$51kLowest 7% above SD $277,600±$42kHighest 8% above SD
Fuller Township and Dexter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,200Lowest 19% below SD $2,333Highest 14% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 99%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 26% above SD 27 minHighest 49% above SD
Work from home 0%±11.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.4%±9.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Fuller Township and Dexter 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 18.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.22Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (50%)Watertown (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fuller TownshipFew work in Dexter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.9%Highest 13%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.2 miHighest 4.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.0Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Dexter Township

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Towns like Dexter Township

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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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