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Eden Township vs Phipps Township

Next-door neighbors in Codington County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+27.9 pts renters in Eden Township) and conserved land (+19 pts in Phipps Township).

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Eden Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 79 people
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Phipps Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 65 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 differ most

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 Phipps Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eden TownshipPhipps TownshipEden TownshipPhipps Township
Eden Township ↔ Phipps Township5.6 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 TownshipPhipps Township
Snow a year43″32″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)156d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Eden TownshipPhipps Township
Trails9 mi8 mi
Conserved land29.2%48.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Eden TownshipPhipps 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 TownshipPhipps Township
People
Population 79Highest 65Lowest
Median age 36.3±40.7Lowest 4% below SD 47.1±13.8Highest 24% above SD
Phipps Township and Eden 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% 29.2%±35.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Eden Township and Phipps 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% 12.3%±46.5Lowest SD: 18%
Eden Township and Phipps 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 43.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±14.7Lowest SD: 5% 9.2%±5.7Highest SD: 5%
Phipps Township and Eden 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 —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,100 23% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 5.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 10.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65%Lowest SD: 68.6% 92.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1941Lowest 39 yrs older than SD 1957Highest 23 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 27 min 54% above SD
Work from home 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 13.2%±18.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Phipps Township and Eden 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 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (55%)Watertown (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Phipps TownshipFew work in Eden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.2%Lowest 48.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.4 miHighest 7.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 8Highest
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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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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