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Egan Township vs Warner

128 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (102.7× in Warner) and trails (5.8× in Egan Township).

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Egan Township, SDA small town of 344Moody County · 344 people
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Warner, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 512 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.

Egan TownshipA small town of 344
Quiet strengthsEgan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Egan Township →
WarnerKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 99%of SD districts All about Warner →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid102.7×
Warner has the more walkable street grid
Warner 103Egan Township 1.0
Trails5.8×
Egan Township has more miles of trail
Egan Township 2.3 miWarner 0.4 mi
Property tax bill+51%
Tax bills are bigger in Egan Township
Egan Township $4,267Warner $2,826
Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Egan Township
Egan Township $344,300Warner $268,100
Typical home built23 yrs
Egan Township’s homes are older
Warner 1992Egan Township 1969
Average commute5 min
Warner has the shorter commute
Egan Township 23 minWarner 18 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Egan 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.

Egan Township$2,160/mo
Typical home $344K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →
Warner$1,740/mo
Typical home $284K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $1,089/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Egan Township and Warner.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Egan TownshipNot graded A+WarnerBetter than 99% of districts in the state
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
Egan TownshipWarner
Snow a year40″34″
January low4°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)148d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th38th
Outdoors & history
Egan TownshipWarner
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land6.4%0%
Archive photos5—
Community
Egan TownshipWarner
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

128 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Egan TownshipMoody CountyWarnerSD
Egan Township ↔ Warner128 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.

Egan TownshipWarner
People
Population 344Lowest 512Highest
Median age 31.5±8.1Lowest 17% below SD 34.4±8.1Highest 9% below SD
Warner and Egan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.5%±23.5Highest SD: 24.2% 34.8%±3.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Egan Township and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7%±8.3Highest SD: 18% 6.8%±4.3Lowest SD: 18%
Egan Township and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±5.1Lowest SD: 5% 4.9%±2.8Highest SD: 5%
Warner and Egan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $136,500±$110kHighest 82% above SD $113,750±$25kLowest 52% above SD
Egan Township and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $344,300±$39kHighest 34% above SD $268,100±$25kLowest 4% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,089±$130 15% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,267Highest 57% above SD $2,826Lowest 4% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.7%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 77.8%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Warner and Egan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0.4%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than SD 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 30% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 11.9%±7.4Highest SD: 9.7% 5.1%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Egan Township and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.52Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Aberdeen (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WarnerFew work in Egan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 103Highest
Schools
School district —Warner School District 06-5
High school in town —Warner High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.9
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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