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

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

Phipps Township and Maydell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Phipps TownshipMaydell TownshipPhipps TownshipMaydell Township
Phipps Township ↔ Maydell 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
Phipps TownshipMaydell Township
Snow a year32″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)143d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th39th
Outdoors & history
Phipps TownshipMaydell Township
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land48.2%38.7%
Community
Phipps TownshipMaydell 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.

Phipps TownshipMaydell Township
People
Population 65Highest 0Lowest
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 18.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (48%)Clark (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maydell TownshipFew work in Phipps Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 48.2%Highest 38.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
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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