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Powell Township vs Harmony Township

Next-door neighbors in Edmunds County. The biggest differences: median age (23.7 yrs in Harmony Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+22.6 pts in Powell Township).

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Powell Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 32 people
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Harmony Township, SDKnown for its schoolsEdmunds County · 110 people
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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.

Powell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors48.4% conserved land4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Powell Township →
Harmony TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 83%of SD districts Outdoors32.9% conserved land11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Harmony Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Median age23.7 yrs
Harmony Township skews older
Harmony Township 68.4Powell Township 44.7
Bachelor’s degree++22.6 pts
More adults in Powell Township have a degree
Powell Township 43.5%Harmony Township 20.9%
Trails2.3×
Harmony Township has more miles of trail
Harmony Township 10.5 miPowell Township 4.5 mi
Size3.4×
Harmony Township is the bigger place
Harmony Township 110Powell Township 32
Conserved land+15.5 pts
Powell Township has more conserved land
Powell Township 48.4%Harmony Township 32.9%
Street grid+43%
Powell Township has the more walkable street grid
Powell Township 1.0Harmony Township 0.7
★ What stands out · Where they are

Powell Township and Harmony Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Powell TownshipHarmony TownshipPowell TownshipHarmony Township
Powell Township ↔ Harmony Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–Powell TownshipNot graded A−Harmony TownshipBetter than 83% of districts in the state
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
Powell TownshipHarmony Township
Snow a year34″34″
January low3°F3°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Powell TownshipHarmony Township
Trails5 mi11 mi
Conserved land48.4%32.9%
Community
Powell TownshipHarmony 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.

Powell TownshipHarmony Township
People
Population 32Lowest 110Highest
Median age 44.7±3.4Lowest 18% above SD 68.4±1.3Highest 80% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±88.4 SD: 24.2% 0%±25.7 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 76.4%±22.9Highest SD: 18%
Harmony Township and Powell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±44.2 SD: 5% 0%±12.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,174 57% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 30%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1991 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±43.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±34.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (70%)Aberdeen (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Harmony TownshipFew work in Powell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 48.4%Highest 32.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miLowest 10.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.7Lowest
Schools
School district —Ipswich Public School District 22-6
High school in town —None in town
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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