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Kampeska Township vs Wayne Township

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.3× in Wayne Township) and street grid (+90% in Wayne Township).

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Kampeska Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 227 people
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Wayne Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 224 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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Kampeska 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.

Kampeska Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Wayne Township$1,490/mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Kampeska Township and Wayne 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
Kampeska TownshipWayne Township
Snow a year41″36″
January low3°F6°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)145d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th55th
Outdoors & history
Kampeska TownshipWayne Township
Trails6 mi9 mi
Conserved land18.2%13.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Kampeska TownshipWayne 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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kampeska Township ↔ Wayne Township86 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 TownshipWayne Township
People
Population 227Highest 224Lowest
Median age 47.1±19.5Highest 24% above SD 45.5±9Lowest 20% above SD
Kampeska Township and Wayne 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% 19.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kampeska Township and Wayne 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% 18.8%±9.6Highest SD: 18%
Wayne 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 19.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±6.1Lowest SD: 5% 4.5%±6.5Highest SD: 5%
Wayne Township and Kampeska 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±$21kHighest 23% above SD $78,750±$53kLowest 5% above SD
Kampeska Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,900±$105kHighest 35% above SD $242,900±$69kLowest 6% below SD
Kampeska Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,522Lowest 7% below SD $2,537Highest 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 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1981Lowest 1 yr newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 25% above SD 19 minLowest 4% above SD
Work from home 15.4%±12.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.4%±9.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Wayne Township 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 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (50%)Mitchell (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wayne TownshipFew work in Kampeska Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.2%Highest 13.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.9Highest
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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