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Sverdrup Township vs Edison Township

Next-door neighbors in Minnehaha County. The biggest differences: trails (6.3× in Sverdrup Township) and home values (+38% in Edison Township).

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Sverdrup Township, SDA small town of 861Minnehaha County · 861 people
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Edison Township, SDA small town of 288Minnehaha County · 288 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.

Sverdrup TownshipA small town of 861
Quiet strengthsSverdrup Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sverdrup Township →
Edison TownshipA small town of 288
Quiet strengthsEdison Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Edison 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.

Trails6.3×
Sverdrup Township has more miles of trail
Sverdrup Township 1.9 miEdison Township 0.3 mi
Home values+38%
Homes cost more in Edison Township
Edison Township $507,100Sverdrup Township $367,900
Jobs per worker2.1×
Sverdrup Township is more of a job hub
Sverdrup Township 0.97Edison Township 0.46
Size3×
Sverdrup Township is the bigger place
Sverdrup Township 861Edison Township 288
Growth since 2010+7.6 pts
Sverdrup Township has grown faster since 2010
Sverdrup Township +14.5%Edison Township +6.9%
Bachelor’s degree++14.8 pts
More adults in Edison Township have a degree
Edison Township 39.7%Sverdrup Township 24.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Edison Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Sverdrup Township$2,250/mo
Typical home $368K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →
Edison Township$2,970/mo
Typical home $507K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Edison Township and Sverdrup Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Sverdrup Township and Edison Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Sverdrup TownshipEdison TownshipSverdrup TownshipEdison Township
Sverdrup Township ↔ Edison Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
14 Edison Township residents work in Sverdrup Township (4.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Edison Township →
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
Sverdrup TownshipEdison Township
Snow a year40″45″
January low—9°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Sverdrup TownshipEdison Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places4—
Community
Sverdrup TownshipEdison 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.

Sverdrup TownshipEdison Township
People
Population 861Highest 288Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.5%Highest SD: +8.9% +6.9%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 43.2±12.2Lowest 14% above SD 45.6±15.1Highest 20% above SD
Edison Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±3.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 26%±10.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Edison Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±3.2Lowest SD: 18% 17%±9.9Highest SD: 18%
Edison Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 39.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.6 SD: 5% 0%±4.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,438±$37kLowest 58% above SD $148,214±$18kHighest 97% above SD
Edison Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $367,900±$40kLowest 43% above SD $507,100±$77kHighest 97% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,879Highest 42% above SD $3,727Lowest 37% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±42.9 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD 1995Lowest 15 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% above SD 23 minHighest 28% above SD
Work from home 13.7%±7.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 23.9%±10Highest SD: 9.7%
Edison Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (53%)Sioux Falls (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Edison Township4% work in Sverdrup Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.4Lowest
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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