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Monroe Township vs Kampeska Township

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.4× in Monroe Township) and property tax bill (+30% in Kampeska Township).

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Monroe Township, SDA small town of 136Turner County · 136 people
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Kampeska Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 227 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.

Monroe TownshipA small town of 136
Quiet strengthsMonroe Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Monroe 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Monroe Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Kampeska Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Monroe TownshipKampeska Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low—3°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th46th
Outdoors & history
Monroe TownshipKampeska Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—18.2%
Settled1901—
National Register places—1
Community
Monroe TownshipKampeska 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.

Where they are

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Monroe Township ↔ Kampeska Township95 miles apart
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.

Monroe TownshipKampeska Township
People
Population 136Lowest 227Highest
Median age 45.2±9Lowest 19% above SD 47.1±19.5Highest 24% above SD
Kampeska Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.2%±14.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 23.3%±8.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Kampeska Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.7%±18.8Highest SD: 18% 15%±14.5Lowest SD: 18%
Monroe Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.4Lowest SD: 5% 3.5%±6.1Highest SD: 5%
Kampeska Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,596±$18kLowest 10% above SD $92,639±$21kHighest 23% above SD
Kampeska Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $347,200±$83kHighest 35% above SD $346,900±$105kLowest 35% above SD
Monroe Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,942Lowest 29% below SD $2,522Highest 7% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 14%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1992Lowest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 42% above SD 22 minLowest 25% above SD
Work from home 7.2%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.4%±12.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Kampeska Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (35%)Watertown (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kampeska TownshipFew work in Monroe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 18.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 5.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.0Lowest
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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