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Germantown Township vs Scenic Township

282 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (17× in Germantown Township) and trails (11.4× in Scenic Township).

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Germantown Township, SDA small town of 50Codington County · 50 people
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Scenic Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County · 53 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.

Germantown TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsGermantown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Germantown Township →
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.

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
Germantown TownshipScenic Township
Snow a year32″30″
January low2°F9°F
July high82°F89°F
Growing season (days)143d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th74th
Outdoors & history
Germantown TownshipScenic Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—36.8%
National Register places11
Archive photos1—
Community
Germantown TownshipScenic 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

282 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Germantown Township ↔ Scenic Township282 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.

Germantown TownshipScenic Township
People
Population 50Lowest 53Highest
Median age 59.7±13.5Highest 57% above SD 57.9±3.9Lowest 52% above SD
Germantown Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±47.2Highest SD: 24.2% 13.2%±43.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Germantown Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30%±50.4Highest SD: 18% 5.7%±63.2Lowest SD: 18%
Germantown Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 17.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12%±28.9Highest SD: 5% 0%±26.7Lowest SD: 5%
Germantown Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $42,115±$13k 44% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $583,300±$288k 127% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,375Highest 24% above SD $199Lowest 93% below SD
Below poverty line 26%Highest SD: 11.9% 22.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88%Lowest SD: 68.6% 93.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 1 yr older than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 min 80% above SD —
Work from home 29.4%±36.5Highest SD: 9.7% 14.3%±16.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Germantown Township and Scenic 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 16.3 miLowest 39.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (64%)Rapid City (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Scenic TownshipFew work in Germantown Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 36.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 5.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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