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Ordway Township vs Cambria Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (9.1× in Ordway Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+56.3 pts in Ordway Township).

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Ordway Township, SDA small town of 118Brown County · 118 people
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Cambria Township, SDA small town of 89Brown County · 89 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.

Ordway TownshipA small town of 118
Quiet strengthsOrdway Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ordway Township →
Cambria TownshipA small town of 89
Quiet strengthsCambria Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cambria 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

Ordway Township and Cambria Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ordway TownshipCambria TownshipOrdway TownshipCambria Township
Ordway Township ↔ Cambria Township6.0 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
Ordway TownshipCambria Township
Snow a year42″42″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Ordway TownshipCambria Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land2.4%6.7%
National Register places—2
Community
Ordway TownshipCambria 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.

Ordway TownshipCambria Township
People
Population 118Highest 89Lowest
Median age 44.5±58.8Lowest 17% above SD 64.1±36.3Highest 69% above SD
Cambria Township and Ordway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.8%±11.3Highest SD: 24.2% 21.3%±30.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Ordway Township and Cambria Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39%±9.9Lowest SD: 18% 39.3%±61.3Highest SD: 18%
Cambria Township and Ordway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12 SD: 5% 0%±15.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,700±$17k 26% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,806Highest 34% below SD $199Lowest 93% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1995Lowest 15 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 22.9%±27.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Cambria Township and Ordway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (45%)Aberdeen (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cambria TownshipFew work in Ordway Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 6.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 4.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 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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