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Sverdrup Township vs Piedmont

334 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (20.4× in Piedmont) and household income (2.2× in Sverdrup Township).

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Sverdrup Township, SDA small town of 861Minnehaha County · 861 people
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Piedmont, SDA small town of 981South Dakota · 981 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 →
PiedmontA small town of 981
Quiet strengthsPiedmont doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Piedmont →
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.

Street grid20.4×
Piedmont has the more walkable street grid
Piedmont 38.8Sverdrup Township 1.9
Household income2.2×
Households in Sverdrup Township earn more
Sverdrup Township $118,438Piedmont $53,866
Jobs per worker4.2×
Sverdrup Township is more of a job hub
Sverdrup Township 0.97Piedmont 0.23
Age 65++12.9 pts
Piedmont has more people 65 and up
Piedmont 28.7%Sverdrup Township 15.8%
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Sverdrup Township
Sverdrup Township $3,879Piedmont $3,246
Average commute5 min
Piedmont has the shorter commute
Sverdrup Township 20 minPiedmont 16 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Sverdrup 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 →
Piedmont$1,970/mo
Typical home $324K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,170/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Sverdrup Township and Piedmont.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Sverdrup TownshipNot graded B−PiedmontBetter than 51% of districts in the state
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 TownshipPiedmont
Snow a year40″36″
January low—13°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—147d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd79th
Outdoors & history
Sverdrup TownshipPiedmont
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1890
National Register places41
Community
Sverdrup TownshipPiedmont
Library hours a week—38 hrs
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

334 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sverdrup TownshipMinnehaha CountyPiedmontSD
Sverdrup Township ↔ Piedmont334 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.

Sverdrup TownshipPiedmont
People
Population 861Lowest 981Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.5% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 43.2±12.2Lowest 14% above SD 43.9±10.7Highest 16% above SD
Piedmont 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%±3.7Highest SD: 24.2% 24.6%±14Lowest SD: 24.2%
Sverdrup Township and Piedmont 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% 28.7%±6.2Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 17.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.6Lowest SD: 5% 1.9%±1.5Highest SD: 5%
Piedmont and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,438±$37kHighest 58% above SD $53,866±$11kLowest 28% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $367,900±$40kHighest 43% above SD $324,200±$94kLowest 26% above SD
Sverdrup Township and Piedmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,170±$225 24% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,879Highest 42% above SD $3,246Lowest 19% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±42.9Highest SD: 39.8% 39.6%±31.2Lowest SD: 39.8%
Sverdrup Township and Piedmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 7.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 86.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD 1990Lowest 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 13% above SD 16 minLowest 12% below SD
Work from home 13.7%±7.8Highest SD: 9.7% 4.3%±2.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Sverdrup Township and Piedmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (53%)Rapid City (58%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PiedmontFew work in Sverdrup Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.0 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 1.9Lowest 38.8Highest
Schools
School district —Meade School District 46-1
High school in town —None in town
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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