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Scenic Township vs Germantown Township

282 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (17× in Germantown Township) and trails (11.4× in Scenic Township).

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Scenic Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County · 53 people
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Germantown Township, SDA small town of 50Codington County · 50 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.

Germantown TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsGermantown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Germantown 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.

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
Scenic TownshipGermantown Township
Snow a year30″32″
January low9°F2°F
July high89°F82°F
Growing season (days)141d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th59th
Outdoors & history
Scenic TownshipGermantown Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land36.8%—
National Register places11
Archive photos—1
Community
Scenic TownshipGermantown 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

282 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Scenic Township ↔ Germantown Township282 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.

Scenic TownshipGermantown Township
People
Population 53Highest 50Lowest
Median age 57.9±3.9Lowest 52% above SD 59.7±13.5Highest 57% above SD
Germantown Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.2%±43.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 20%±47.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Germantown Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.7%±63.2Lowest SD: 18% 30%±50.4Highest SD: 18%
Germantown Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.7Lowest SD: 5% 12%±28.9Highest SD: 5%
Germantown Township and Scenic Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,115±$13k 44% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $583,300±$288k 127% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 93% below SD $3,375Highest 24% above SD
Below poverty line 22.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 26%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 88%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1979Lowest 1 yr older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 32 min 80% above SD
Work from home 14.3%±16.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 29.4%±36.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Germantown Township and Scenic Township 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 39.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (35%)Watertown (64%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Germantown TownshipFew work in Scenic Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.8%Highest 2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.0Highest
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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