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Bangor Township vs Winsor Township

Next-door neighbors in Brookings County. The biggest differences: trails (3.3× in Bangor Township) and average commute (11 min in Bangor Township).

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Bangor Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 224 people
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Winsor Township, SDA small town of 190Brookings County · 190 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.

Bangor TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors26.7% conserved land1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Bangor Township →
Winsor TownshipA small town of 190
Quiet strengthsWinsor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winsor Township →
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.

Trails3.3×
Bangor Township has more miles of trail
Bangor Township 1.0 miWinsor Township 0.3 mi
Average commute11 min
Bangor Township has the shorter commute
Winsor Township 29 minBangor Township 18 min
Bachelor’s degree++19.7 pts
More adults in Winsor Township have a degree
Winsor Township 32.5%Bangor Township 12.8%
Typical home built25 yrs
Bangor Township’s homes are older
Winsor Township 1988Bangor Township 1963
Conserved land+9.7 pts
Bangor Township has more conserved land
Bangor Township 26.7%Winsor Township 17%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,210 more a month in Winsor 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.

Bangor Township$1,450/mo
Typical home $226K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · Housing →
Winsor Township$2,670/mo
Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $1,210 a month, about $14,500 a year, between Winsor Township and Bangor 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

Bangor Township and Winsor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bangor TownshipWinsor TownshipBangor TownshipWinsor Township
Bangor Township ↔ Winsor Township6.1 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
Bangor TownshipWinsor Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th57th
Outdoors & history
Bangor TownshipWinsor Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land26.7%—
Community
Bangor TownshipWinsor 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.

Bangor TownshipWinsor Township
People
Population 224Highest 190Lowest
Median age 72.2±47Highest 90% above SD 35.2±31.6Lowest 7% below SD
Bangor Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.6%±18.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.8%±19Highest SD: 24.2%
Winsor Township and Bangor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 57.6%±57.2Highest SD: 18% 15.3%±15.1Lowest SD: 18%
Bangor Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 32.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.3 SD: 5% 0%±7.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $150,833±$103kHighest 101% above SD $125,789±$49kLowest 68% above SD
Bangor Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $226,200±$6kLowest 12% below SD $395,200±$231kHighest 54% above SD
Winsor Township and Bangor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,213 18% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±83.3 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 81.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than SD 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 29 minHighest 65% above SD
Work from home 0%±18.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 20%±19.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Winsor Township and Bangor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (42%)Brookings (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Winsor TownshipFew work in Bangor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.7%Highest 17%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 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 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
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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