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Raymond vs Eagle Township

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (121× in Raymond) and typical home built (75 yrs in Raymond).

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Raymond, SDA small town of 82South Dakota · 82 people
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Eagle Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 53 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.

RaymondA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsRaymond doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Raymond →
Eagle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.1% conserved land13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Eagle 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 grid121×
Raymond has the more walkable street grid
Raymond 96.8Eagle Township 0.8
Typical home built75 yrs
Raymond’s homes are older
Eagle Township 2013Raymond 1938
Conserved land+19.1 pts
Eagle Township has more conserved land
Eagle Township 19.1%Raymond 0%
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
RaymondEagle Township
Snow a year22″42″
January low—11°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th65th
Outdoors & history
RaymondEagle Township
Trails—13 mi
Conserved land—19.1%
Settled1883—
National Register places1—
Archive photos3—
Community
RaymondEagle Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RaymondSDEagle TownshipBrule County
Raymond ↔ Eagle Township112 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.

RaymondEagle Township
People
Population 82Highest 53Lowest
Median age 30.6±18.8Highest 19% below SD 30±46.4Lowest 21% below SD
Raymond and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.1%±28.7Highest SD: 24.2% 15.1%±47.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Raymond and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±32.5Lowest SD: 18% 17%±60.2Highest SD: 18%
Eagle Township and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 10.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 5% 7.5%±19.9Highest SD: 5%
Eagle Township and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,000±$69kHighest about the SD average $58,750±$23kLowest 22% below SD
Raymond and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $42,800±$7k 83% below SD —
Below poverty line 11%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±38.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 53.8%±46Highest SD: 9.7%
Eagle Township and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (15%)Chamberlain (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle TownshipFew work in Raymond
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 19.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 96.8Highest 0.8Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Raymond neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 4d

Living in Small Town Raymond

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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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