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Putney Township vs Eden Township

52 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.6× in Putney Township) and jobs per worker (2.9× in Eden Township).

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Putney Township, SDA small town of 40Brown County · 40 people
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Eden Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 28 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.

Putney TownshipA small town of 40
Quiet strengthsPutney 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
Putney TownshipEden Township
Snow a year32″41″
January low—3°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th39th
Outdoors & history
Putney TownshipEden Township
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land10.8%23.1%
National Register places—1
Community
Putney TownshipEden 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

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Putney Township ↔ Eden Township52 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.

Putney TownshipEden Township
People
Population 40Highest 28Lowest
Median age 71.2±2.9Lowest 87% above SD 72±0.4Highest 89% above SD
Eden Township and Putney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±70.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 100%±28.2Highest SD: 18% 75%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Putney Township and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±35.4 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 100% SD: 9.7% 100% SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.52Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (44%)Clark (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eden TownshipFew work in Putney Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.8%Lowest 23.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.3 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
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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