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Brantford Township vs Foxton Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.9× in Foxton Township) and trails (2.1× in Foxton Township).

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Brantford Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 57 people
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Foxton Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 21 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.

Brantford TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.4% conserved land3.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Brantford Township →
Foxton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.1% conserved land6.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Foxton Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker2.9×
Foxton Township is more of a job hub
Foxton Township 0.50Brantford Township 0.17
Trails2.1×
Foxton Township has more miles of trail
Foxton Township 6.2 miBrantford Township 3.0 mi
Bachelor’s degree++16.5 pts
More adults in Brantford Township have a degree
Brantford Township 41.5%Foxton Township 25%
Size2.7×
Brantford Township is the bigger place
Brantford Township 57Foxton Township 21
Street grid+67%
Brantford Township has the more walkable street grid
Brantford Township 1.0Foxton Township 0.6
Typical home built13 yrs
Foxton Township’s homes are older
Brantford Township 1951Foxton Township 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Brantford Township and Foxton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brantford TownshipFoxton TownshipBrantford TownshipFoxton Township
Brantford Township ↔ Foxton Township7.5 miles apart · They share a border
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
Brantford TownshipFoxton Township
Snow a year34″41″
January low—3°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st39th
Outdoors & history
Brantford TownshipFoxton Township
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land23.4%29.1%
National Register places11
Community
Brantford TownshipFoxton 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.

Brantford TownshipFoxton Township
People
Population 57Highest 21Lowest
Median age 44.6±36.8Highest 17% above SD 35.5±40.6Lowest 7% below SD
Brantford Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±46.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.9%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Foxton Township and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.1%±60.4Highest SD: 18% 23.8%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Brantford Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 25%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.8 SD: 5% 0%±67.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $124,125±$86kHighest 65% above SD $112,917±$104kLowest 50% above SD
Brantford Township and Foxton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $215,000±$18k 16% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,300 16% below SD
Below poverty line 5.3%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 1951Highest 29 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 20 min 12% above SD
Work from home 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (17%)Clark (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Foxton TownshipFew work in Brantford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.4%Lowest 29.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.6Lowest
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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