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Eden Township vs Maydell Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+15.6 pts in Maydell Township) and street grid (+50% in Eden Township).

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Eden Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 28 people
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Maydell Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County
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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.

Eden TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.1% conserved land1.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Eden Township →
Maydell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.7% conserved land2.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Maydell 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.

Conserved land+15.6 pts
Maydell Township has more conserved land
Maydell Township 38.7%Eden Township 23.1%
Street grid+50%
Eden Township has the more walkable street grid
Eden Township 0.9Maydell Township 0.6
★ What stands out · Where they are

Eden Township and Maydell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eden TownshipMaydell TownshipEden TownshipMaydell Township
Eden Township ↔ Maydell Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipMaydell Township
Snow a year41″43″
January low3°F2°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Eden TownshipMaydell Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land23.1%38.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Eden TownshipMaydell 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 TownshipMaydell Township
People
Population 28Highest 0Lowest
Median age 72±0.4 89% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 75%±100 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±50.5 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% —
Getting to work
Work from home 100% SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (24%)Clark (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maydell TownshipFew work in Eden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.1%Lowest 38.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.6Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Eden Township

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Graceland Township111 people · $263K homes
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Mount Pleasant Township
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Phipps Township65 people

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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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