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Webster Township vs Kidder Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Webster Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+44.8 pts in Webster Township).

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Webster Township, SDA regional job hubDay County · 280 people
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Kidder Township, SDA small town of 70Day County · 70 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.

Kidder TownshipA small town of 70
Quiet strengthsKidder Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kidder 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Kidder 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.

Webster Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $241K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Kidder Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Kidder Township and Webster 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

Webster Township and Kidder Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Webster TownshipKidder TownshipWebster TownshipKidder Township
Webster Township ↔ Kidder Township5.0 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
Webster TownshipKidder Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th18th
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipKidder Township
Settled1895—
Community
Webster TownshipKidder 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.

Webster TownshipKidder Township
People
Population 280Highest 70Lowest
Median age 41.3±4.2Lowest 9% above SD 46.1±31Highest 21% above SD
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.7%±5.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 37.1%±38.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±11.1Lowest SD: 18% 31.4%±42.5Highest SD: 18%
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.1Lowest SD: 5% 5.7%±15.7Highest SD: 5%
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$50kHighest 40% above SD $82,813±$18kLowest 10% above SD
Webster Township and Kidder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,200±$64kLowest 6% below SD $335,700±$68kHighest 30% above SD
Kidder Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,421Highest 11% below SD $2,357Lowest 13% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 min 37% above SD —
Work from home 0%±6.8 SD: 9.7% 0%±30.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 9.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.56Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Webster (34%)Webster (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kidder TownshipFew work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.3%Lowest 45%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.8Lowest
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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