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Eden Township vs Graceland Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: work from home (+87.5 pts in Eden Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+25.9 pts in Graceland Township).

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Eden Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 28 people
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Graceland Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 111 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Eden Township and Graceland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eden TownshipGraceland TownshipEden TownshipGraceland Township
Eden Township ↔ Graceland Township7.1 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
Eden TownshipGraceland Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th46th
Outdoors & history
Eden TownshipGraceland Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land23.1%40.2%
National Register places11
Community
Eden TownshipGraceland 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.

Eden TownshipGraceland Township
People
Population 28Lowest 111Highest
Median age 72±0.4Highest 89% above SD 49.8±23.9Lowest 31% above SD
Eden Township and Graceland 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% 26.1%±24.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Graceland Township and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 75%±100Highest SD: 18% 11.7%±26Lowest SD: 18%
Eden Township and Graceland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±50.5Lowest SD: 5% 9.9%±14.8Highest SD: 5%
Graceland Township and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $262,500±$180k about the SD average
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,469 9% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 60%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 20.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 88.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1975 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 26 min 48% above SD
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 12.5%±16Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (24%)Watertown (76%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Graceland TownshipFew work in Eden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.1%Lowest 40.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 4.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.7Lowest
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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