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Shyne Township vs Cedar Butte Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: trails (2.3× in Cedar Butte Township).

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Shyne Township, SDA small town of 0Pennington County
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Cedar Butte Township, SDA small town of 77Pennington County · 77 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.

Shyne TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsShyne Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Cedar Butte TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsCedar Butte Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cedar Butte 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Shyne Township and Cedar Butte Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Shyne TownshipCedar Butte TownshipShyne TownshipCedar Butte Township
Shyne Township ↔ Cedar Butte Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Shyne TownshipCedar Butte Township
Snow a year30″30″
January low9°F9°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Shyne TownshipCedar Butte Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land7.6%0.1%
Community
Shyne TownshipCedar Butte 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.

Shyne TownshipCedar Butte Township
People
Population 0Lowest 77Highest
Median age — 49.6±16.2 31% above SD
Kids under 18 — 23.4%±34.8 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 29.9%±39.9 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 10.2% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 13%±23.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $158,300±$62k 39% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,167 57% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line — 29.9% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 83.3% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1975 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 31 min 72% above SD
Work from home — 25.6%±34.4 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miLowest 42.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (67%)Rapid City (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cedar Butte TownshipFew work in Shyne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.0Lowest 0.2Highest
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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