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Graceland Township vs Eden Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: work from home (+87.5 pts in Eden Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+25.9 pts in Graceland Township).

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Graceland Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 111 people
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Eden Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 28 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

Graceland Township and Eden Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Graceland TownshipEden TownshipGraceland TownshipEden Township
Graceland Township ↔ Eden Township7.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Graceland TownshipEden Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th39th
Outdoors & history
Graceland TownshipEden Township
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land40.2%23.1%
National Register places11
Community
Graceland TownshipEden 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.

Graceland TownshipEden Township
People
Population 111Highest 28Lowest
Median age 49.8±23.9Lowest 31% above SD 72±0.4Highest 89% above SD
Eden Township and Graceland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.1%±24.6Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Graceland Township and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.7%±26Lowest SD: 18% 75%±100Highest SD: 18%
Eden Township and Graceland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.9%±14.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±50.5Lowest SD: 5%
Graceland Township and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,500±$180k about the SD average —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,469 9% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 20.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975 5 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 48% above SD —
Work from home 12.5%±16Lowest SD: 9.7% 100%Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.52Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (76%)Clark (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eden TownshipFew work in Graceland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.2%Highest 23.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.9Highest
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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