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Eden Township vs Blaine Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+65 pts renters in Blaine Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+43.2 pts in Eden Township).

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Eden Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 79 people
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Blaine Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 83 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.

Eden TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.2% conserved land9.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Eden Township →
Blaine TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43% conserved land4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Blaine 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.

Homeowners+65 pts renters
Blaine Township has more renters
Eden Township 65%Blaine Township 0%
Bachelor’s degree++43.2 pts
More adults in Eden Township have a degree
Eden Township 43.2%Blaine Township 0%
Trails2.1×
Eden Township has more miles of trail
Eden Township 9.4 miBlaine Township 4.5 mi
Street grid+80%
Eden Township has the more walkable street grid
Eden Township 0.9Blaine Township 0.5
Conserved land+13.8 pts
Blaine Township has more conserved land
Blaine Township 43%Eden Township 29.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Eden Township and Blaine Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eden TownshipBlaine TownshipEden TownshipBlaine Township
Eden Township ↔ Blaine Township6.0 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 TownshipBlaine Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th39th
Outdoors & history
Eden TownshipBlaine Township
Trails9 mi5 mi
Conserved land29.2%43%
National Register places11
Community
Eden TownshipBlaine 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 TownshipBlaine Township
People
Population 79Lowest 83Highest
Median age 36.3±40.7Highest 4% below SD 28.6±0.5Lowest 25% below SD
Eden Township and Blaine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.3%±18.4Highest SD: 24.2% 36.1%±37.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Eden Township and Blaine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.9%±33.5Highest SD: 18% 0%±41.7Lowest SD: 18%
Eden Township and Blaine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±14.7Highest SD: 5% 0%±17Lowest SD: 5%
Eden Township and Blaine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,929±$14k 8% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $181,300±$140k 30% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 5.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1941 39 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±52.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±18.9 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 57.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (55%)Clark (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blaine TownshipFew work in Eden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.2%Lowest 43%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.4 miHighest 4.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Eden Township

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Wheatland Township74 people · $222K homes
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Phipps Township65 people
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Dexter Township186 people · $277K homes

Towns like Eden Township

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Belmont Township97 people
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Red Lake Township117 people · $229K homes
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Liberty Township156 people · $214K homes
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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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