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Edison Township vs Elmira Township

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.7× in Elmira Township) and average commute (13 min in Elmira Township).

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Edison Township, SDA small town of 288Minnehaha County · 288 people
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Elmira Township, SDA small town of 345Codington County · 345 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.

Edison TownshipA small town of 288
Quiet strengthsEdison Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Edison Township →
Elmira TownshipA small town of 345
Quiet strengthsElmira Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elmira 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Edison Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Edison Township$2,970/mo
Typical home $507K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Elmira Township$2,640/mo
Typical home $450K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Edison Township and Elmira Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Edison TownshipElmira Township
Snow a year45″41″
January low9°F3°F
July high85°F82°F
Growing season (days)157d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd59th
Outdoors & history
Edison TownshipElmira Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—3
Community
Edison TownshipElmira 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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Edison Township ↔ Elmira Township88 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.

Edison TownshipElmira Township
People
Population 288Lowest 345Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.9% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 45.6±15.1Highest 20% above SD 44.1±8.1Lowest 16% above SD
Edison Township and Elmira Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26%±10.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.1%±10.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Elmira Township and Edison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±9.9Highest SD: 18% 10.4%±12.1Lowest SD: 18%
Edison Township and Elmira Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 49.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.9Lowest SD: 5% 2.6%±4.4Highest SD: 5%
Elmira Township and Edison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $148,214±$18kHighest 97% above SD $109,167±$36kLowest 45% above SD
Edison Township and Elmira Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $507,100±$77kHighest 97% above SD $450,000±$121kLowest 75% above SD
Edison Township and Elmira Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,727Highest 37% above SD $3,362Lowest 23% above SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 28% above SD 10 minLowest 45% below SD
Work from home 23.9%±10Highest SD: 9.7% 11.8%±8.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Edison Township and Elmira Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 0.66Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (55%)Watertown (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elmira TownshipFew work in Edison Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4 1.4
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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