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Kidder Township vs Webster Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Webster Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+44.8 pts in Webster Township).

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Kidder Township, SDA small town of 70Day County · 70 people
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Webster Township, SDA regional job hubDay County · 280 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.

Kidder TownshipA small town of 70
Quiet strengthsKidder Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kidder Township →
Webster TownshipA regional job hub
Work223 jobsbased in Webster Township, a regional job hub All about Webster 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 worker3.9×
Webster Township is more of a job hub
Webster Township 1.56Kidder Township 0.40
Bachelor’s degree++44.8 pts
More adults in Webster Township have a degree
Webster Township 53.9%Kidder Township 9.1%
Size4×
Webster Township is the bigger place
Webster Township 280Kidder Township 70
Typical home built33 yrs
Kidder Township’s homes are older
Webster Township 1992Kidder Township 1959
Street grid2×
Webster Township has the more walkable street grid
Webster Township 1.6Kidder Township 0.8
Conserved land+18.7 pts
Kidder Township has more conserved land
Kidder Township 45%Webster Township 26.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Kidder 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.

Kidder Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →
Webster Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $241K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Kidder Township and Webster 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.

Where they are

Kidder Township and Webster Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kidder TownshipWebster TownshipKidder TownshipWebster Township
Kidder Township ↔ Webster 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
Kidder TownshipWebster Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th18th
Outdoors & history
Kidder TownshipWebster Township
Settled—1895
Community
Kidder TownshipWebster 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.

Kidder TownshipWebster Township
People
Population 70Lowest 280Highest
Median age 46.1±31Highest 21% above SD 41.3±4.2Lowest 9% above SD
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.1%±38.1Highest SD: 24.2% 35.7%±5.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.4%±42.5Highest SD: 18% 13.6%±11.1Lowest SD: 18%
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 53.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±15.7Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.1Lowest SD: 5%
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,813±$18kLowest 10% above SD $105,417±$50kHighest 40% above SD
Webster Township and Kidder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,700±$68kHighest 30% above SD $241,200±$64kLowest 6% below SD
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,357Lowest 13% below SD $2,421Highest 11% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 24 min 37% above SD
Work from home 0%±30.3 SD: 9.7% 0%±6.8 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 9.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Lowest 1.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (28%)Webster (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Webster TownshipFew work in Kidder Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45%Highest 26.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 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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