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Kampeska Township vs Canova

67 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (100.2× in Canova) and trails (28× in Kampeska Township).

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Kampeska Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 227 people
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Canova, SDA small town of 159South Dakota · 159 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.

CanovaA small town of 159
Quiet strengthsCanova doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Canova →
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
Kampeska TownshipCanova
Snow a year41″36″
January low3°F5°F
July high82°F87°F
Growing season (days)145d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th29th
Outdoors & history
Kampeska TownshipCanova
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land18.2%—
National Register places1—
Community
Kampeska TownshipCanova
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

67 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kampeska Township ↔ Canova67 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.

Kampeska TownshipCanova
People
Population 227Highest 159Lowest
Median age 47.1±19.5Lowest 24% above SD 49.2±44.9Highest 29% above SD
Canova and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±8.1Highest SD: 24.2% 22%±14.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kampeska Township and Canova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±14.5Highest SD: 18% 13.2%±17.1Lowest SD: 18%
Kampeska Township and Canova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±6.1Highest SD: 5% 1.3%±7Lowest SD: 5%
Kampeska Township and Canova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,639±$21kHighest 23% above SD $63,125±$12kLowest 16% below SD
Kampeska Township and Canova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,900±$105k 35% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,522Highest 7% below SD $814Lowest 70% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 21.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 25% above SD 27 minHighest 49% above SD
Work from home 15.4%±12.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 19%±27.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Canova and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28 0.28
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (50%)Howard (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CanovaFew work in Kampeska Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.2%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 100Highest
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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