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Grant Center Township vs Kampeska Township

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (18.7× in Kampeska Township) and conserved land (+17.7 pts in Kampeska Township).

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Grant Center Township, SDA small town of 296Grant County · 296 people
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Kampeska Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 227 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.

Grant Center TownshipA small town of 296
Quiet strengthsGrant Center Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grant Center Township →
Kampeska TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.2% conserved land5.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Kampeska 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.

Trails18.7×
Kampeska Township has more miles of trail
Kampeska Township 5.6 miGrant Center Township 0.3 mi
Conserved land+17.7 pts
Kampeska Township has more conserved land
Kampeska Township 18.2%Grant Center Township 0.5%
Jobs per worker2×
Grant Center Township is more of a job hub
Grant Center Township 0.55Kampeska Township 0.28
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Kampeska Township
Kampeska Township $2,522Grant Center Township $1,964
Typical home built19 yrs
Grant Center Township’s homes are older
Kampeska Township 1992Grant Center Township 1973
Street grid+50%
Grant Center Township has the more walkable street grid
Grant Center Township 1.5Kampeska Township 1.0
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Grant Center 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.

Grant Center Township$2,270/mo
Typical home $403K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →
Kampeska Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Grant Center Township and Kampeska Township.

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.

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
Grant Center TownshipKampeska Township
Snow a year32″41″
January low—3°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd46th
Outdoors & history
Grant Center TownshipKampeska Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—18.2%
National Register places11
Community
Grant Center TownshipKampeska 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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant Center TownshipGrant CountyKampeska TownshipCodington County
Grant Center Township ↔ Kampeska Township39 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.

Grant Center TownshipKampeska Township
People
Population 296Highest 227Lowest
Median age 44±6.3Lowest 16% above SD 47.1±19.5Highest 24% above SD
Kampeska Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±13.2Highest SD: 24.2% 23.3%±8.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grant Center Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.1%±9.7Lowest SD: 18% 15%±14.5Highest SD: 18%
Kampeska Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 5% 3.5%±6.1Highest SD: 5%
Kampeska Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,750±$46kLowest 6% below SD $92,639±$21kHighest 23% above SD
Kampeska Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,500±$245kHighest 56% above SD $346,900±$105kLowest 35% above SD
Grant Center Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,964Lowest 28% below SD $2,522Highest 7% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 6% above SD 22 minHighest 25% above SD
Work from home 0%±5.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.4%±12.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Kampeska Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (34%)Watertown (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kampeska TownshipFew work in Grant Center Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 18.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 5.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.0Lowest
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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