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Kimball vs Kimball Township

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

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.

★ 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$910/mo
Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →
Kimball Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · 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 and Kimball Township share a border

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

KimballKimball TownshipKimballKimball Township
Kimball ↔ Kimball Township1.7 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.

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
KimballKimball Township
Snow a year38″43″
January low8°F9°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)153d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
KimballKimball Township
Trails—10 mi
Conserved land—49.6%
Settled18831883
National Register places1—
Archive photos22
Famous people born here22
Community
KimballKimball Township
Library hours a week26 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.

KimballKimball Township
People
Population 457Highest 106Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -18.6% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 49.7±9.7Highest 31% above SD 45.5±10.8Lowest 20% 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 22.8%±5.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.2%±24.7Highest 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+ 21.9%±5Highest SD: 18% 12.3%±31.5Lowest 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+ 18.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 48.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3.2Lowest SD: 5% 7.5%±14.6Highest 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 $152,800±$36kLowest 41% below SD $223,400±$8kHighest 13% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $814±$274 14% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,330Lowest 51% below SD $1,710Highest 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±33.2 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 7.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 3.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 min 3% below SD —
Work from home 6.5%±4.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±22.7Lowest 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 15.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Lowest 1.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (15%)Kimball (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Kimball Township36% work in Kimball
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.3%Lowest 49.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.3Highest 0.5Lowest
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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