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Odessa Township vs Cloyd Valley Township

Next-door neighbors in Edmunds County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+100 pts in Cloyd Valley Township) and trails (+74% in Odessa Township).

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Odessa Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 20 people
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Cloyd Valley Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County
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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.

Odessa TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors63.4% conserved land13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Odessa Township →
Cloyd Valley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.7% conserved land7.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Cloyd Valley 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.

Seasonal homes+100 pts
Cloyd Valley Township has more second homes
Cloyd Valley Township 100%Odessa Township 0%
Trails+74%
Odessa Township has more miles of trail
Odessa Township 13.4 miCloyd Valley Township 7.7 mi
Street grid+50%
Odessa Township has the more walkable street grid
Odessa Township 0.6Cloyd Valley Township 0.4
Conserved land+8.3 pts
Cloyd Valley Township has more conserved land
Cloyd Valley Township 71.7%Odessa Township 63.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Odessa Township and Cloyd Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Odessa TownshipCloyd Valley TownshipOdessa TownshipCloyd Valley Township
Odessa Township ↔ Cloyd Valley Township4.7 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
Odessa TownshipCloyd Valley Township
Snow a year47″47″
January low3°F3°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th25th
Outdoors & history
Odessa TownshipCloyd Valley Township
Trails13 mi8 mi
Conserved land63.4%71.7%
Community
Odessa TownshipCloyd Valley 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.

Odessa TownshipCloyd Valley Township
People
Population 20Highest 0Lowest
Median age 79.2±105.2 108% above SD —
Kids under 18 15%±100 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 55%±100 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.6% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.7% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowdle (40%)Roscoe (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cloyd Valley TownshipFew work in Odessa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 63.4%Lowest 71.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.4 miHighest 7.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.4Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Odessa Township

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Bowdle Township23 people · $171K homes
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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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