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Brooklyn Township vs Delaware Township

Next-door neighbors in Lincoln County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.5× in Brooklyn Township) and average commute (34 min in Brooklyn Township).

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Brooklyn Township, SDA small town of 216Lincoln County · 216 people
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Delaware Township, SDA small town of 203Lincoln County · 203 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.

Brooklyn TownshipA small town of 216
Quiet strengthsBrooklyn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brooklyn Township →
Delaware TownshipA small town of 203
Quiet strengthsDelaware Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Delaware 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.

Property tax bill2.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Brooklyn Township
Brooklyn Township $3,729Delaware Township $1,500
Average commute34 min
Brooklyn Township has the shorter commute
Delaware Township 47 minBrooklyn Township 12 min
Median age30.6 yrs
Brooklyn Township skews older
Brooklyn Township 63.5Delaware Township 32.9
Age 65++30.8 pts
Brooklyn Township has more people 65 and up
Brooklyn Township 34.7%Delaware Township 3.9%
Typical home built64 yrs
Delaware Township’s homes are older
Brooklyn Township 2002Delaware Township 1938
Trails3×
Delaware Township has more miles of trail
Delaware Township 5.1 miBrooklyn Township 1.7 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $650 more a month in Brooklyn Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Brooklyn Township$2,580/mo
Typical home $432K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →
Delaware Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $344K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,800 a year, between Brooklyn Township and Delaware Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Brooklyn Township and Delaware Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brooklyn TownshipDelaware TownshipBrooklyn TownshipDelaware Township
Brooklyn Township ↔ Delaware Township6.0 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
Brooklyn TownshipDelaware Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd53rd
Outdoors & history
Brooklyn TownshipDelaware Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.6%0.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Brooklyn TownshipDelaware 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.

Brooklyn TownshipDelaware Township
People
Population 216Highest 203Lowest
Median age 63.5±5.4Highest 67% above SD 32.9±6.9Lowest 13% below SD
Kids under 18 6.9%±12.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 15.8%±16.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Delaware Township and Brooklyn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.7%±14.6Highest SD: 18% 3.9%±15Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±9.5Highest SD: 5% 5.4%±8.8Lowest SD: 5%
Brooklyn Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $105,417±$65k 40% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $432,400±$43kHighest 68% above SD $343,500±$69kLowest 33% above SD
Brooklyn Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,729Highest 37% above SD $1,500Lowest 45% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 22 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 31% below SD 47 minHighest 161% above SD
Work from home 17.1%±18.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 37.4%±34.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Delaware Township and Brooklyn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (25%)Sioux Falls (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Delaware TownshipFew work in Brooklyn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 5.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
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
Deciding?

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Bordering Brooklyn Township

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Centerville Township282 people · $444K homes
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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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