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Brantford Township vs Jones Township

150 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+23.4 pts in Brantford Township) and street grid (+67% in Brantford Township).

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Brantford Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 57 people
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Jones Township, SDA small town of 57Gregory County · 57 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.

Jones TownshipA small town of 57
Quiet strengthsJones Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jones 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.

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 TownshipJones Township
Snow a year34″45″
January low—10°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st43rd
Outdoors & history
Brantford TownshipJones Township
Trails3 mi5 mi
Conserved land23.4%0%
National Register places1—
Community
Brantford TownshipJones 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

150 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brantford Township ↔ Jones Township150 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.

Brantford TownshipJones Township
People
Population 57 57
Median age 44.6±36.8Lowest 17% above SD 45.1±32.8Highest 19% above SD
Jones Township and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±46.9Highest SD: 24.2% 12.3%±44.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Brantford Township and Jones 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% 22.8%±52.5Lowest SD: 18%
Brantford Township and Jones 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.8 SD: 5% 0%±24.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $124,125±$86kLowest 65% above SD $210,139±$159kHighest 180% above SD
Jones Township and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $305,600±$56k 19% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,306 52% 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 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min about the SD average
Work from home 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7% 0%±22.2 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (17%)Burke (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jones TownshipFew work in Brantford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miLowest 5.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
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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