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Kennedy Township vs Belleview Township

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+16.6 pts in Belleview Township) and trails (+84% in Kennedy Township).

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Kennedy Township, SDA small town of 38Charles Mix County · 38 people
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Belleview Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 41 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.

Kennedy TownshipA small town of 38
Quiet strengthsKennedy Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kennedy Township →
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.

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
Kennedy TownshipBelleview Township
Snow a year34″41″
January low10°F5°F
July high88°F82°F
Growing season (days)157d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd29th
Outdoors & history
Kennedy TownshipBelleview Township
Trails7 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.9%17.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Kennedy TownshipBelleview 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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kennedy Township ↔ Belleview Township78 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.

Kennedy TownshipBelleview Township
People
Population 38Lowest 41Highest
Median age 71.2±6.4Highest 87% above SD 70.1±9.5Lowest 84% above SD
Kennedy Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±74.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 17.1%±67.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Belleview Township and Kennedy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 68.4%±65.9Highest SD: 18% 65.9%±54.2Lowest SD: 18%
Kennedy Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 20.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±37.2 SD: 5% 0%±34.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $69,028±$2k 8% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $80,700±$49k 69% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,139 58% below SD
Below poverty line 21.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 76%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 3 min 81% below SD
Work from home 57.1%±41.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Kennedy Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (38%)Howard (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Belleview TownshipFew work in Kennedy Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 17.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
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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