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Brainard Township vs Florence Township

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (40 yrs in Brainard Township) and conserved land (+23.4 pts in Brainard Township).

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Brainard Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 93 people
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Florence Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 139 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.

Brainard TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors44.9% conserved land10 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Brainard Township →
Florence TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.5% conserved land5.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Florence 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.

Typical home built40 yrs
Brainard Township’s homes are older
Florence Township 1986Brainard Township 1946
Conserved land+23.4 pts
Brainard Township has more conserved land
Brainard Township 44.9%Florence Township 21.5%
Trails+77%
Brainard Township has more miles of trail
Brainard Township 10.1 miFlorence Township 5.7 mi
Jobs per worker+58%
Brainard Township is more of a job hub
Brainard Township 0.41Florence Township 0.26
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
Brainard TownshipFlorence Township
Snow a year38″34″
January low0°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)145d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th58th
Outdoors & history
Brainard TownshipFlorence Township
Trails10 mi6 mi
Conserved land44.9%21.5%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Community
Brainard TownshipFlorence 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

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brainard TownshipBrown CountyFlorence TownshipHamlin County
Brainard Township ↔ Florence Township97 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.

Brainard TownshipFlorence Township
People
Population 93Lowest 139Highest
Median age 35.5±50.3Highest 7% below SD 31.8±20.2Lowest 16% below SD
Brainard Township and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29%±29.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.5%±16.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Florence Township and Brainard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 43%±23.5Highest SD: 18% 14.4%±22.3Lowest SD: 18%
Brainard Township and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 19.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±11.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±10.2Lowest SD: 5%
Brainard Township and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,083±$15kLowest 16% above SD $100,781±$13kHighest 34% above SD
Florence Township and Brainard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $338,900±$127k 32% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,955 8% above SD
Below poverty line 15.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 14 min 23% below SD
Work from home 44.1%±49.1Highest SD: 9.7% 5.8%±9.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Brainard Township and Florence 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 20.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.26Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (43%)Watertown (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Florence TownshipFew work in Brainard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 44.9%Highest 21.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.1 miHighest 5.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
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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