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Wayne Township vs Kampeska Township

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.3× in Wayne Township) and street grid (+90% in Wayne Township).

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Wayne Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 224 people
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Kampeska Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 227 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.

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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Kampeska 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.

Wayne Township$1,490/mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →
Kampeska Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Kampeska Township and Wayne 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.

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
Wayne TownshipKampeska Township
Snow a year36″41″
January low6°F3°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th46th
Outdoors & history
Wayne TownshipKampeska Township
Trails9 mi6 mi
Conserved land13.5%18.2%
National Register places—1
Community
Wayne TownshipKampeska 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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wayne Township ↔ Kampeska Township86 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.

Wayne TownshipKampeska Township
People
Population 224Lowest 227Highest
Median age 45.5±9Lowest 20% above SD 47.1±19.5Highest 24% above SD
Kampeska Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 23.3%±8.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Kampeska Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±9.6Highest SD: 18% 15%±14.5Lowest SD: 18%
Wayne Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 21.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±6.5Highest SD: 5% 3.5%±6.1Lowest SD: 5%
Wayne Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,750±$53kLowest 5% above SD $92,639±$21kHighest 23% above SD
Kampeska Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $242,900±$69kLowest 6% below SD $346,900±$105kHighest 35% above SD
Kampeska Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,537Highest 7% below SD $2,522Lowest 7% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 1 yr newer than SD 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 4% above SD 22 minHighest 25% above SD
Work from home 19.4%±9.2Highest SD: 9.7% 15.4%±12.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Wayne Township and Kampeska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (30%)Watertown (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kampeska TownshipFew work in Wayne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.5%Lowest 18.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.0Lowest
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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