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Maydell Township vs Phipps Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.6× in Phipps Township) and conserved land (+9.5 pts in Phipps Township).

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Maydell Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County
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Phipps Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 65 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.

Maydell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.7% conserved land2.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Maydell Township →
Phipps TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors48.2% conserved land7.9 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Phipps 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.

Trails3.6×
Phipps Township has more miles of trail
Phipps Township 7.9 miMaydell Township 2.2 mi
Conserved land+9.5 pts
Phipps Township has more conserved land
Phipps Township 48.2%Maydell Township 38.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Maydell Township and Phipps Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Maydell TownshipPhipps TownshipMaydell TownshipPhipps Township
Maydell Township ↔ Phipps Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border
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
Maydell TownshipPhipps Township
Snow a year43″32″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)156d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th46th
Outdoors & history
Maydell TownshipPhipps Township
Trails2 mi8 mi
Conserved land38.7%48.2%
Community
Maydell TownshipPhipps 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.

Maydell TownshipPhipps Township
People
Population 0Lowest 65Highest
Median age — 47.1±13.8 24% above SD
Kids under 18 — 29.2%±35.8 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 12.3%±46.5 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 43.5% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 9.2%±5.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,100 23% below SD
Below poverty line — 10.8% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 92.9% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1957 23 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 27 min 54% above SD
Work from home — 13.2%±18.9 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (36%)Watertown (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Phipps TownshipFew work in Maydell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 38.7%Lowest 48.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 7.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.5Lowest
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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