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Eagle Township vs Baker Township

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.4× in Eagle Township) and conserved land (+15.2 pts in Eagle Township).

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Eagle Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 53 people
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Baker Township, SDA small town of 56Davison County · 56 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.

Eagle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.1% conserved land13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Eagle Township →
Baker TownshipA small town of 56
Quiet strengthsBaker Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Baker 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.

Trails2.4×
Eagle Township has more miles of trail
Eagle Township 13.3 miBaker Township 5.6 mi
Conserved land+15.2 pts
Eagle Township has more conserved land
Eagle Township 19.1%Baker Township 3.9%
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
Eagle TownshipBaker Township
Snow a year42″41″
January low11°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)159d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th49th
Outdoors & history
Eagle TownshipBaker Township
Trails13 mi6 mi
Conserved land19.1%3.9%
Community
Eagle TownshipBaker 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eagle TownshipBrule CountyBaker TownshipDavison County
Eagle Township ↔ Baker Township42 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.

Eagle TownshipBaker Township
People
Population 53Lowest 56Highest
Median age 30±46.4Lowest 21% below SD 31.5±28.3Highest 17% below SD
Baker Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.1%±47.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.1%±38.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Baker Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±60.2Highest SD: 18% 10.7%±47.4Lowest SD: 18%
Eagle Township and Baker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 3.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±19.9Lowest SD: 5% 14.3%±22.2Highest SD: 5%
Baker Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,750±$23kLowest 22% below SD $85,893±$42kHighest 14% above SD
Baker Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $137,500±$30k 47% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD 2012Lowest 32 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 11% below SD
Work from home 53.8%±46Highest SD: 9.7% 10.7%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Eagle Township and Baker 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 22.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.79Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (17%)Mitchell (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Baker TownshipFew work in Eagle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.1%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.3 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.0Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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