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Piedmont vs Bath Township

261 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (18.5× in Piedmont) and jobs per worker (5.5× in Bath Township).

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Piedmont, SDA small town of 981South Dakota · 981 people

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Bath Township, SDA small town of 446Brown County · 446 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.

PiedmontA small town of 981

Quiet strengthsPiedmont doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Piedmont →

Bath TownshipA small town of 446

Quiet strengthsBath Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Bath 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.

Street grid18.5×

Piedmont has the more walkable street grid

Piedmont 38.8Bath Township 2.1

Jobs per worker5.5×

Bath Township is more of a job hub

Bath Township 1.26Piedmont 0.23

Property tax bill2.1×

Tax bills are bigger in Piedmont

Piedmont $3,246Bath Township $1,512

Piedmont is the bigger place

Piedmont 981Bath Township 446

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Piedmont$1,970/mo

Typical home $324K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,170/mo · Housing →

Bath Township$1,880/mo

Typical home $334K (Census) · tax rate 0.45% · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Piedmont and Bath Township.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B−PiedmontBetter than 51% of districts in the state –Bath TownshipNot graded

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

PiedmontBath Township

Snow a year36″42″

January low13°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)147d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th 37th

Outdoors & history

PiedmontBath Township

Conserved land—4.6%

Settled1890 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—1

Community

PiedmontBath Township

Library hours a week38 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

261 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PiedmontSD Bath TownshipBrown County

Piedmont ↔ Bath Township261 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

PiedmontBath Township

People

Population 981Highest 446Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1% SD: +8.9%

Median age 43.9±10.7Highest 16% above SD 43.7±6.7Lowest 15% above SD

Piedmont and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.6%±14Lowest SD: 24.2% 25.1%±14.3Highest SD: 24.2%

Bath Township and Piedmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 28.7%±6.2Highest SD: 18% 16.1%±12.4Lowest SD: 18%

Piedmont and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.5Lowest SD: 5% 7.4%±9.8Highest SD: 5%

Bath Township and Piedmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,866±$11kLowest 28% below SD $86,250±$59kHighest 15% above SD

Bath Township and Piedmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $324,200±$94kLowest 26% above SD $333,600±$111kHighest 30% above SD

Bath Township and Piedmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,170±$225 24% above SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,246Highest 19% above SD $1,512Lowest 44% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.6%±31.2Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8%

Bath Township and Piedmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.3%Lowest SD: 11.9% 9.9%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 10 yrs newer than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 12% below SD 19 minHighest 7% above SD

Work from home 4.3%±2.5Highest SD: 9.7% 4%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7%

Piedmont and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 3.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 1.26Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (58%)Aberdeen (54%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bath TownshipFew work in Piedmont

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 4.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 6.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.8Highest 2.1Lowest

Schools

School district Meade School District 46-1—

High school in town None in town—

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Piedmont neighborsTown Square →

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Bath Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Piedmont

Summerset3,022 people · $368K homes

Towns like Piedmont

Whitewood912 people · $243K homes

De Smet943 people · $165K homes

Sverdrup Township861 people · $368K homes

Wall622 people · $165K homes

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.