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Brainard Township vs Holland Township

156 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.7× in Brainard Township) and conserved land (+33.9 pts in Brainard Township).

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Brainard Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 93 people
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Holland Township, SDA small town of 97Douglas County · 97 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.

Holland TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsHolland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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
Brainard TownshipHolland Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low0°F8°F
July high83°F86°F
Growing season (days)145d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th35th
Outdoors & history
Brainard TownshipHolland Township
Conserved land44.9%11%
Community
Brainard TownshipHolland 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

156 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brainard Township ↔ Holland Township156 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 TownshipHolland Township
People
Population 93Lowest 97Highest
Median age 35.5±50.3 7% below SD 35.5±21.9 7% below SD
Kids under 18 29%±29.4Highest SD: 24.2% 27.8%±23.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Brainard Township and Holland 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% 18.6%±26.3Lowest SD: 18%
Brainard Township and Holland 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% 13.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±11.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±14.6Lowest SD: 5%
Brainard Township and Holland 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 $106,364±$12kHighest 42% above SD
Holland Township and Brainard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,545 43% below SD
Below poverty line 15.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 4.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 94.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD 1965Highest 15 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min about the SD average
Work from home 44.1%±49.1Highest SD: 9.7% 38.5%±35.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Brainard Township and Holland 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 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (43%)Corsica (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Holland TownshipFew work in Brainard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 44.9%Highest 11%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.1 miLowest 10.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.4Highest
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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