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Fuller Township vs Phipps Township

Next-door neighbors in Codington County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+35.2 pts in Phipps Township) and size (3.8× in Fuller Township).

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Fuller Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 245 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 part ways

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

Fuller Township and Phipps Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fuller TownshipPhipps TownshipFuller TownshipPhipps Township
Fuller Township ↔ Phipps Township7.8 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
Fuller TownshipPhipps Township
Snow a year32″32″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Fuller TownshipPhipps Township
Trails4 mi8 mi
Conserved land13%48.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Fuller 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.

Fuller TownshipPhipps Township
People
Population 245Highest 65Lowest
Median age 49.9±10.2Highest 31% above SD 47.1±13.8Lowest 24% above SD
Fuller Township and Phipps Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.8%±5.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 29.2%±35.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Phipps Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.6%±8.8Highest SD: 18% 12.3%±46.5Lowest SD: 18%
Fuller 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+ 29.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 43.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.2Lowest SD: 5% 9.2%±5.7Highest SD: 5%
Phipps Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,833±$28k 68% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,600±$42k 8% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,333Highest 14% below SD $2,100Lowest 23% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 1.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 10.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99%Highest SD: 68.6% 92.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 49% above SD 27 minHighest 54% above SD
Work from home 15.4%±9.9Highest SD: 9.7% 13.2%±18.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fuller Township and Phipps 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 15.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (35%)Watertown (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Phipps TownshipFew work in Fuller Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13%Lowest 48.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miLowest 7.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 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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