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Foster Township vs Banner Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Banner Township) and average commute (13 min in Foster Township).

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Foster Township, SDA small town of 32Beadle County · 32 people
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Banner Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 33 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.

Foster TownshipA small town of 32
Quiet strengthsFoster Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Foster Township →
Banner TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.2% conserved land1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Banner 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.

Jobs per worker3.2×
Banner Township is more of a job hub
Banner Township 1.36Foster Township 0.42
Average commute13 min
Foster Township has the shorter commute
Banner Township 18 minFoster Township 5 min
Bachelor’s degree++21.2 pts
More adults in Banner Township have a degree
Banner Township 30.3%Foster Township 9.1%
Typical home built24 yrs
Foster Township’s homes are older
Banner Township 1979Foster Township 1955
★ What stands out · Where they are

Foster Township and Banner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Foster TownshipBanner TownshipFoster TownshipBanner Township
Foster Township ↔ Banner Township6.4 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
Foster TownshipBanner Township
Snow a year39″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Foster TownshipBanner Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—20.2%
Community
Foster TownshipBanner 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.

Foster TownshipBanner Township
People
Population 32Lowest 33Highest
Median age 53.5±44.4Lowest 41% above SD 64.2±11.4Highest 69% above SD
Banner Township and Foster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.4%±83.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±85.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Foster Township and Banner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.3%±100Lowest SD: 18% 42.4%±81.9Highest SD: 18%
Banner Township and Foster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±44.2 SD: 5% 0%±42.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,750±$96k 32% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,125 22% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 15.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 12.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Lowest SD: 68.6% 76.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 5 minLowest 72% below SD 18 minHighest about the SD average
Work from home 38.9%±54.4Highest SD: 9.7% 15.4%±19.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Foster Township and Banner 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 40.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 1.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (36%)Huron (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Banner TownshipFew work in Foster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Lowest 20.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.4 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 1.1 1.1
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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