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Edison has the most people working from home (23.9%).

Logan has the most kids (32.4% under 18).

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Measure	Edison	Logan
People
Population	288Highest	179Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.9% SD: +8.9%	—
Median age	45.6±15.1Highest 20% above SD	39.9±21.2Lowest 5% above SD
	Edison and Logan 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%	32.4%±12.9Highest SD: 24.2%
	Logan and Edison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17%±9.9Lowest SD: 18%	20.7%±22.6Highest SD: 18%
	Logan and Edison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.7% SD: 31.9%	39.7% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±4.9 SD: 5%	0%±7.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$148,214±$18kHighest 97% above SD	$147,250±$130kLowest 96% above SD
	Edison and Logan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$507,100±$77kLowest 97% above SD	$510,400±$349kHighest 98% above SD
	Logan and Edison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,727Lowest 37% above SD	$3,900Highest 43% 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	1979Lowest 1 yr older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 28% above SD	24 minHighest 33% above SD
Work from home	23.9%±10Highest SD: 9.7%	0%±11.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents	1%Highest	0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	13.8 miLowest	18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.46Highest	0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town	Sioux Falls (55%)	Sioux Falls (53%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Logan	2% work in Edison
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	0%	0%
Trailsmapped miles	0.3 miHighest	0.0 miLowest
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	1.4Lowest	1.5Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

SD average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.