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Kimball Township vs Kimball

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (48.6× in Kimball) and typical home built (57 yrs in Kimball).

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Kimball Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 106 people
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Kimball, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 457 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.

Kimball TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors49.6% conserved land10 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Kimball Township →
KimballKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts All about Kimball →
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.

Street grid48.6×
Kimball has the more walkable street grid
Kimball 24.3Kimball Township 0.5
Typical home built57 yrs
Kimball’s homes are older
Kimball Township 2013Kimball 1956
Home values+46%
Homes cost more in Kimball Township
Kimball Township $223,400Kimball $152,800
Bachelor’s degree++30.1 pts
More adults in Kimball Township have a degree
Kimball Township 48.5%Kimball 18.4%
Homeowners+29 pts renters
Kimball has more renters
Kimball Township 100%Kimball 71%
Conserved land+28.3 pts
Kimball Township has more conserved land
Kimball Township 49.6%Kimball 21.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Kimball 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 →
Kimball$910/mo
Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Kimball Township and Kimball.

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

Kimball Township and Kimball share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Kimball TownshipKimballKimball TownshipKimball
Kimball Township ↔ Kimball1.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
4 Kimball residents work in Kimball Township (1.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Kimball →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Kimball TownshipNot graded AKimballBetter than 86% of districts in the state
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 TownshipKimball
Snow a year43″38″
January low9°F8°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Kimball TownshipKimball
Trails10 mi—
Conserved land49.6%—
Settled18831883
National Register places—1
Archive photos22
Famous people born here22
Community
Kimball TownshipKimball
Library hours a week—26 hrs
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.

Kimball TownshipKimball
People
Population 106Lowest 457Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -18.6% SD: +8.9%
Median age 45.5±10.8Lowest 20% above SD 49.7±9.7Highest 31% above SD
Kimball 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% 22.8%±5.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kimball Township and Kimball 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% 21.9%±5Highest SD: 18%
Kimball 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% 18.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±14.6Highest SD: 5% 2.4%±3.2Lowest SD: 5%
Kimball Township and Kimball are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $52,917±$18k 30% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $223,400±$8kHighest 13% below SD $152,800±$36kLowest 41% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $814±$274 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,710Highest 37% below SD $1,330Lowest 51% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 54.5%±33.2 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 7.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 71%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 17 min 3% below SD
Work from home 0%±22.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.5%±4.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Kimball 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%Lowest 15.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 43.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.64Highest 1.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (36%)Chamberlain (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 36% work in Kimball2% work in Kimball Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.6%Highest 21.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 24.3Highest
Schools
School district —Kimball School District 07-2
High school in town —Kimball High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.3
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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