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King Township vs Ideal Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+40 pts in King Township) and homeowners (+32.9 pts renters in Ideal Township).

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King Township, SDA small town of 78Tripp County · 78 people
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Ideal Township, SDA small town of 40Tripp County · 40 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.

King TownshipA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsKing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about King Township →
Ideal TownshipA small town of 40
Quiet strengthsIdeal Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ideal 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 · Where they are

King Township and Ideal Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

King TownshipIdeal TownshipKing TownshipIdeal Township
King Township ↔ Ideal Township6.2 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
King TownshipIdeal Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
King TownshipIdeal Township
Trails6 mi15 mi
Conserved land0.7%0%
Community
King TownshipIdeal 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.

King TownshipIdeal Township
People
Population 78Highest 40Lowest
Median age 27.9±37.7Lowest 27% below SD 49.5±71Highest 30% above SD
Ideal Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.3%±28.5Highest SD: 24.2% 27.5%±45.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
King Township and Ideal Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.3%±40.9Lowest SD: 18% 50%±90.8Highest SD: 18%
Ideal Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.1 SD: 5% 0%±35.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001 233% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 32.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 43.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 32 yrs newer than SD 2002Lowest 22 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±27 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.79Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (24%)Winner (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in Ideal TownshipFew work in King Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miLowest 15.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.7Highest
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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