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Kimball Township vs Smith Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.1× in Kimball Township) and typical home built (75 yrs in Smith Township).

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Kimball Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 106 people
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Smith Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 58 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 →
Smith TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.1% conserved land2.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Smith 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 worker6.1×
Kimball Township is more of a job hub
Kimball Township 1.64Smith Township 0.27
Typical home built75 yrs
Smith Township’s homes are older
Kimball Township 2013Smith Township 1938
Trails3.8×
Kimball Township has more miles of trail
Kimball Township 10.3 miSmith Township 2.7 mi
Bachelor’s degree++39.1 pts
More adults in Kimball Township have a degree
Kimball Township 48.5%Smith Township 9.4%
Property tax bill+56%
Tax bills are bigger in Smith Township
Smith Township $2,667Kimball Township $1,710
Conserved land+10.5 pts
Kimball Township has more conserved land
Kimball Township 49.6%Smith Township 39.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Kimball Township and Smith Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kimball TownshipSmith TownshipKimball TownshipSmith Township
Kimball Township ↔ Smith Township5.7 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
Kimball TownshipSmith Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Kimball TownshipSmith Township
Trails10 mi3 mi
Conserved land49.6%39.1%
Settled1883—
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here2—
Community
Kimball TownshipSmith 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.

Kimball TownshipSmith Township
People
Population 106Highest 58Lowest
Median age 45.5±10.8Lowest 20% above SD 57.5±47.2Highest 51% above SD
Smith 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% 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Kimball Township and Smith 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% 39.7%±42.5Highest SD: 18%
Smith 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% 9.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±14.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±24.4Lowest SD: 5%
Kimball Township and Smith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $68,333±$34k 9% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $223,400±$8k 13% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,710Lowest 37% below SD $2,667Highest about the SD average
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.1%Highest 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 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 12 min 31% below SD
Work from home 0%±22.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 22.9%±27.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Smith 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 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.64Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (36%)Chamberlain (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Smith Township7% work in Kimball Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.6%Highest 39.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miHighest 2.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
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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