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Kennedy Township vs Dudley Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+54.5 pts in Kennedy Township) and jobs per worker (4.6× in Dudley Township).

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Kennedy Township, SDA small town of 38Charles Mix County · 38 people
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Dudley Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 50 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 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
Kennedy TownshipDudley Township
Snow a year34″38″
January low10°F8°F
July high88°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd48th
Outdoors & history
Kennedy TownshipDudley Township
Trails7 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.9%12.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Kennedy TownshipDudley 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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kennedy TownshipDudley TownshipKennedy TownshipDudley Township
Kennedy Township ↔ Dudley Township30 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 TownshipDudley Township
People
Population 38Lowest 50Highest
Median age 71.2±6.4Highest 87% above SD 64.5±5.1Lowest 70% above SD
Kennedy Township and Dudley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±74.4 SD: 24.2% 0%±56.6 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 68.4%±65.9Highest SD: 18% 40%±57.4Lowest SD: 18%
Kennedy Township and Dudley 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% 14%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±37.2 SD: 5% 0%±28.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $101,964±$46k 36% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $208,800±$39k 19% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,200 19% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 21.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 84.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 28% above SD
Work from home 57.1%±41.1Highest SD: 9.7% 2.6%±7.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (38%)Sioux Falls (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dudley TownshipFew work in Kennedy Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 12.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miHighest 2.1 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 1.2Highest
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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