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Brantford Township vs Oxford Township

Next-door neighbors in Hamlin County. The biggest differences: trails (6× in Brantford Township) and homeowners (+21.3 pts renters in Oxford Township).

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Brantford Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 57 people
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Oxford Township, SDA small town of 167Hamlin County · 167 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 →
Oxford TownshipA small town of 167
Quiet strengthsOxford Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oxford 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.

Trails6×
Brantford Township has more miles of trail
Brantford Township 3.0 miOxford Township 0.5 mi
Homeowners+21.3 pts renters
Oxford Township has more renters
Brantford Township 100%Oxford Township 78.7%
Bachelor’s degree++16.9 pts
More adults in Brantford Township have a degree
Brantford Township 41.5%Oxford Township 24.6%
Size2.9×
Oxford Township is the bigger place
Oxford Township 167Brantford Township 57
Conserved land+12.2 pts
Brantford Township has more conserved land
Brantford Township 23.4%Oxford Township 11.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Brantford Township and Oxford Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brantford TownshipOxford TownshipBrantford TownshipOxford Township
Brantford Township ↔ Oxford Township9.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipOxford Township
Snow a year34″34″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Brantford TownshipOxford Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land23.4%—
National Register places1—
Community
Brantford TownshipOxford 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 TownshipOxford Township
People
Population 57Lowest 167Highest
Median age 44.6±36.8Lowest 17% above SD 54.5±25.3Highest 43% above SD
Oxford 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% 14.4%±19.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Brantford Township and Oxford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.1%±60.4Lowest SD: 18% 46.1%±12Highest SD: 18%
Oxford Township and Brantford 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% 24.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.8 SD: 5% 0%±8.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $124,125±$86kHighest 65% above SD $70,972±$40kLowest 5% below SD
Brantford Township and Oxford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $220,500±$157k 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,821 33% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 5.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 78.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than SD 1954Highest 26 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±55.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 17.2%±22.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Oxford Township and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7% 1.7%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 mi 16.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (17%)Lake Norden (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oxford TownshipFew work in Brantford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.4%Highest 11.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Brantford Township

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Henry Township79 people · $238K homes
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Towns like Brantford Township

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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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