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Brainard Township vs Badger 103 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (16.6× in Badger) and conserved land (+44.9 pts in Brainard Township).
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Badger, SD A small town of 162 South Dakota · 162 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.
Badger A small town of 162
Quiet strengths Badger doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Badger →
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.
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
Growing season (days) 145d — Outdoors & history
National Register places — 1 Famous people born here — 1 Community
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 103 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Brainard Township ↔ Badger 103 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
93 Lowest 162 Highest
Median age
35.5 ±50.3 Lowest 7% below SD 37 ±17.2 Highest about the SD average
Kids under 18
29% ±29.4 Highest SD: 24.2% 28.4% ±15.8 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
43% ±23.5 Highest SD: 18% 16.7% ±10 Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
13.6% Highest SD: 31.9% 8.7% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1% ±11.6 Lowest SD: 5% 1.2% ±6.4 Highest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$87,083 ±$15k Highest 16% above SD $65,000 ±$20k Lowest 13% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $70,000 ±$19k 73% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $579 79% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 0% ±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
15.6% Highest SD: 11.9% 3.7% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% Highest SD: 68.6% 96.7% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946 Highest 34 yrs older than SD 1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
— 23 min 27% above SD
Work from home
44.1% ±49.1 Highest SD: 9.7% 16.5% ±15.1 Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 1.4% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
20.8 mi Lowest 25.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.41 Highest 0.35 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Aberdeen (43%) Brookings (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Badger Few work in Brainard Township
Conserved landshare of the town
44.9% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
10.1 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
1 Highest 0 Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.8 Lowest 13.3 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Brainard Township Towns like Brainard Township 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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