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Warner Township vs Aberdeen Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: home values (2.6× in Aberdeen Township) and jobs per worker (6.6× in Aberdeen Township).

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Warner Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 282 people
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Aberdeen Township, SDA regional job hubBrown County · 548 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.

Warner TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.2% conserved land25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Warner Township →
Aberdeen TownshipA regional job hub
Work1,409 jobsbased in Aberdeen Township, a regional job hub Famous people39 notable peopleborn in Aberdeen Township HistorySettled in 188012 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Aberdeen 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.

Home values2.6×
Homes cost more in Aberdeen Township
Aberdeen Township $444,100Warner Township $168,800
Jobs per worker6.6×
Aberdeen Township is more of a job hub
Aberdeen Township 3.02Warner Township 0.46
Trails5.7×
Warner Township has more miles of trail
Warner Township 24.9 miAberdeen Township 4.4 mi
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Aberdeen Township
Aberdeen Township $3,406Warner Township $1,500
Age 65++30.5 pts
Warner Township has more people 65 and up
Warner Township 51.1%Aberdeen Township 20.6%
Street grid3.1×
Aberdeen Township has the more walkable street grid
Aberdeen Township 2.8Warner Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,600 more a month in Aberdeen 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.

Warner Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →
Aberdeen Township$2,610/mo
Typical home $444K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $1,600 a month, about $19,200 a year, between Aberdeen Township and Warner 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

Warner Township and Aberdeen Township share a border

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

Warner TownshipAberdeen TownshipWarner TownshipAberdeen Township
Warner Township ↔ Aberdeen Township8.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
10 Warner Township residents work in Aberdeen Township (4.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Warner 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
Warner TownshipAberdeen Township
Snow a year34″43″
January low—2°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th41st
Outdoors & history
Warner TownshipAberdeen Township
Trails25 mi4 mi
Conserved land16.2%2.6%
Settled—1880
National Register places2—
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—39
Community
Warner TownshipAberdeen 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.

Warner TownshipAberdeen Township
People
Population 282Lowest 548Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -18.4%Lowest SD: +8.9% +0.1%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 65.3±6Highest 72% above SD 59.1±5.5Lowest 56% above SD
Warner Township and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.4%±10.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.3%±9.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Aberdeen Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.1%±3.8Highest SD: 18% 20.6%±8.9Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±5Lowest SD: 5% 4.4%±9.1Highest SD: 5%
Aberdeen Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,028±$49kLowest 19% above SD $96,667±$61kHighest 29% above SD
Aberdeen Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$38kLowest 34% below SD $444,100±$65kHighest 73% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 45% below SD $3,406Highest 25% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 19%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than SD 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 12% above SD 14 minLowest 24% below SD
Work from home 6.7%±11.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Warner Township and Aberdeen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 3.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (51%)Aberdeen (68%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Aberdeen TownshipFew work in Warner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.2%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.9 miHighest 4.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 2.8Highest
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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