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Kimball Township vs Grange Township

122 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+49.6 pts in Kimball Township) and typical home built (51 yrs in Grange Township).

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Kimball Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 106 people
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Grange Township, SDA small town of 141Deuel County · 141 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.

Grange TownshipA small town of 141
Quiet strengthsGrange Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grange 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Grange 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.

Kimball Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Grange Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $256K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Grange Township and Kimball 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
Kimball TownshipGrange Township
Snow a year43″61″
January low9°F2°F
July high87°F80°F
Growing season (days)156d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th36th
Outdoors & history
Kimball TownshipGrange Township
Trails10 mi6 mi
Conserved land49.6%0%
Settled1883—
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here2—
Community
Kimball TownshipGrange 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

122 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kimball Township ↔ Grange Township122 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.

Kimball TownshipGrange Township
People
Population 106Lowest 141Highest
Median age 45.5±10.8Lowest 20% above SD 49.4±26Highest 30% above SD
Grange Township and Kimball Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±24.7Highest SD: 24.2% 9.9%±15.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kimball Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.3%±31.5Lowest SD: 18% 14.2%±20.6Highest SD: 18%
Grange Township and Kimball Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 41.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±14.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±10Lowest SD: 5%
Kimball Township and Grange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $132,344±$32k 76% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $223,400±$8kLowest 13% below SD $256,300±$67kHighest about the SD average
Grange Township and Kimball Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,710Lowest 37% below SD $2,795Highest about the SD average
Below poverty line 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 49 min 174% above SD
Work from home 0%±22.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±5.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Grange Township and Kimball 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 16.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.64Highest 1.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (36%)Brookings (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grange TownshipFew work in Kimball Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
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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