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Kent Township vs Powell Township

Next-door neighbors in Edmunds County. The biggest differences: median age (19.4 yrs in Kent Township) and homeowners (+18.2 pts renters in Kent Township).

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Kent Township, SDA small town of 53Edmunds County · 53 people
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Powell Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 32 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.

Kent TownshipA small town of 53
Quiet strengthsKent Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kent Township →
Powell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors48.4% conserved land4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Powell 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.

Median age19.4 yrs
Kent Township skews older
Kent Township 64.1Powell Township 44.7
Homeowners+18.2 pts renters
Kent Township has more renters
Powell Township 100%Kent Township 81.8%
Bachelor’s degree++15.2 pts
More adults in Powell Township have a degree
Powell Township 43.5%Kent Township 28.3%
Conserved land+13.5 pts
Powell Township has more conserved land
Powell Township 48.4%Kent Township 34.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Kent Township and Powell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kent TownshipPowell TownshipKent TownshipPowell Township
Kent Township ↔ Powell Township5.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Kent TownshipPowell Township
Snow a year34″34″
January low3°F3°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Kent TownshipPowell Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—48.4%
Community
Kent TownshipPowell 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.

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.

Kent TownshipPowell Township
People
Population 53Highest 32Lowest
Median age 64.1±1.2Highest 69% above SD 44.7±3.4Lowest 18% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±53.4 SD: 24.2% 0%±88.4 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 32.1%±65.3Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Kent Township and Powell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 43.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.7 SD: 5% 0%±44.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $215,972±$105k 188% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,206 19% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972 8 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±52.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±43.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (29%)Aberdeen (70%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Powell TownshipFew work in Kent Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 34.9%Lowest 48.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.0Highest
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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