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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).
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 Township A small town of 57
Quiet strengths Jones Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors 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 Township Jones Township
Growing season (days) — 149d
Outdoors & history
Brantford Township Jones Township
National Register places 1 —
Community
Brantford Township Jones Township
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 Township 150 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Brantford Township Jones Township
People
Population
57
57
Median age
44.6 ±36.8 Lowest
17% above SD
45.1 ±32.8 Highest
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% ±46.9 Highest
SD: 24.2%
12.3% ±44.1 Lowest
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% ±60.4 Highest
SD: 18%
22.8% ±52.5 Lowest
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 ±$86k Lowest
65% above SD
$210,139 ±$159k Highest
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
1951 Highest
29 yrs older than SD
1946 Lowest
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 mi Highest
6.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.17 Lowest
0.29 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Watertown (17%) Burke (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Jones Township Few work in Brantford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
23.4% Highest
0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
3.0 mi Lowest
5.2 mi Highest
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
1.0 Highest
0.6 Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Brantford Township Towns like Brantford Township 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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