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Kampeska Township vs Virginia Township

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in Kampeska Township) and trails (5.6× in Kampeska Township).

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Kampeska Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 227 people
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Virginia Township, SDA small town of 315Union County · 315 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.

Kampeska TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.2% conserved land5.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Kampeska Township →
Virginia TownshipA small town of 315
Quiet strengthsVirginia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Virginia 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.

Jobs per worker7×
Kampeska Township is more of a job hub
Kampeska Township 0.28Virginia Township 0.04
Trails5.6×
Kampeska Township has more miles of trail
Kampeska Township 5.6 miVirginia Township 1.0 mi
Typical home built32 yrs
Virginia Township’s homes are older
Kampeska Township 1992Virginia Township 1960
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Kampeska Township
Kampeska Township $2,522Virginia Township $1,902
Conserved land+15.1 pts
Kampeska Township has more conserved land
Kampeska Township 18.2%Virginia Township 3.1%
Average commute7 min
Kampeska Township has the shorter commute
Virginia Township 29 minKampeska Township 22 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Kampeska Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Virginia Township$2,020/mo
Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Kampeska TownshipVirginia Township
Snow a year41″31″
January low3°F7°F
July high82°F85°F
Growing season (days)145d155d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th41st
Outdoors & history
Kampeska TownshipVirginia Township
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land18.2%3.1%
National Register places11
Community
Kampeska TownshipVirginia 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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kampeska TownshipCodington CountyVirginia TownshipUnion County
Kampeska Township ↔ Virginia Township132 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 TownshipVirginia Township
People
Population 227Lowest 315Highest
Median age 47.1±19.5Lowest 24% above SD 47.9±7.5Highest 26% above SD
Virginia Township 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% 21.9%±10.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kampeska Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±14.5Lowest SD: 18% 18.7%±11.7Highest SD: 18%
Virginia Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 21.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±6.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.5Lowest SD: 5%
Kampeska Township and Virginia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,639±$21kLowest 23% above SD $110,655±$65kHighest 47% above SD
Virginia Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,900±$105kLowest 35% above SD $355,800±$127kHighest 38% above SD
Virginia Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,522Highest 7% below SD $1,902Lowest 30% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 89.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 25% above SD 29 minHighest 64% above SD
Work from home 15.4%±12.4Highest SD: 9.7% 11.6%±13.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Kampeska Township and Virginia 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 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (50%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Virginia TownshipFew work in Kampeska Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.2%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.6Highest
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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