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Eden Township vs Putney Township

52 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.6× in Putney Township) and jobs per worker (2.9× in Eden Township).

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Eden Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 28 people
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Putney Township, SDA small town of 40Brown County · 40 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.

Putney TownshipA small town of 40
Quiet strengthsPutney Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Putney 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.

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 TownshipPutney Township
Snow a year41″32″
January low3°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)145d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th37th
Outdoors & history
Eden TownshipPutney Township
Trails2 mi8 mi
Conserved land23.1%10.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Eden TownshipPutney 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

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eden Township ↔ Putney Township52 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.

Eden TownshipPutney Township
People
Population 28Lowest 40Highest
Median age 72±0.4Highest 89% above SD 71.2±2.9Lowest 87% above SD
Eden Township and Putney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±70.7 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 75%±100Lowest SD: 18% 100%±28.2Highest SD: 18%
Putney Township and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±50.5 SD: 5% 0%±35.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 100% SD: 9.7% 100% SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (24%)Aberdeen (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Putney TownshipFew work in Eden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.1%Highest 10.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 8.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.1Highest
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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