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Brandt vs Jordan Township

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (31.8× in Brandt) and typical home built (35 yrs in Brandt).

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Brandt, SDA small town of 82South Dakota · 82 people
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Jordan Township, SDA small town of 93Tripp County · 93 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.

BrandtA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsBrandt doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Jordan TownshipA small town of 93
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan 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.

Street grid31.8×
Brandt has the more walkable street grid
Brandt 15.9Jordan Township 0.5
Typical home built35 yrs
Brandt’s homes are older
Jordan Township 1982Brandt 1947
Jobs per worker+67%
Brandt is more of a job hub
Brandt 0.25Jordan Township 0.15
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
BrandtJordan Township
Snow a year61″49″
January low2°F13°F
July high80°F90°F
Growing season (days)146d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th69th
Outdoors & history
BrandtJordan Township
Trails—21 mi
Conserved land—2%
Settled1880—
Community
BrandtJordan 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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrandtSDJordan TownshipTripp County
Brandt ↔ Jordan Township192 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.

BrandtJordan Township
People
Population 82Lowest 93Highest
Median age 51.3±18.3Highest 35% above SD 46.4±29.4Lowest 22% above SD
Brandt and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.8%±22.3Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±30.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Brandt and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.6%±28.4Lowest SD: 18% 32.3%±30.5Highest SD: 18%
Jordan Township and Brandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 10.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±13.6Lowest SD: 5% 16.1%±26Highest SD: 5%
Jordan Township and Brandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,625±$40kLowest 19% below SD $74,219±$45kHighest about the SD average
Jordan Township and Brandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,000±$53k 69% below SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $729±$10 23% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125 59% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 71.4%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 12.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 72.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than SD 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 58 min 227% above SD —
Work from home 6.8%±6.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±16.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Brandt and Jordan 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 27.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (18%)Winner (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jordan TownshipFew work in Brandt
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 20.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.9Highest 0.5Lowest
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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