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Odessa Township vs Kennedy Township

163 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+62.5 pts in Odessa Township) and trails (+91% in Odessa Township).

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Odessa Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 20 people
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Kennedy Township, SDA small town of 38Charles Mix County · 38 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.

Kennedy TownshipA small town of 38
Quiet strengthsKennedy Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

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 TownshipKennedy Township
Snow a year47″34″
January low3°F10°F
July high83°F88°F
Growing season (days)148d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th43rd
Outdoors & history
Odessa TownshipKennedy Township
Trails13 mi7 mi
Conserved land63.4%0.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Odessa TownshipKennedy 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

163 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Odessa Township ↔ Kennedy Township163 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.

Odessa TownshipKennedy Township
People
Population 20Lowest 38Highest
Median age 79.2±105.2Highest 108% above SD 71.2±6.4Lowest 87% above SD
Odessa Township and Kennedy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±74.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Odessa Township and Kennedy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 55%±100Lowest SD: 18% 68.4%±65.9Highest SD: 18%
Kennedy Township and Odessa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 7.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 SD: 5% 0%±37.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 21.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 82.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 57.1%±41.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Kennedy Township and Odessa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.21Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowdle (40%)Wagner (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kennedy TownshipFew work in Odessa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 63.4%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.4 miHighest 7.0 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 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
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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