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Brooklyn Township vs Lockwood Township

155 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.3× in Brooklyn Township) and trails (8.5× in Brooklyn Township).

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Brooklyn Township, SDA small town of 216Lincoln County · 216 people
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Lockwood Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 314 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.

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 →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 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 →
Lockwood Township$2,050/mo
Typical home $348K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Brooklyn Township and Lockwood 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.

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 TownshipLockwood Township
Snow a year31″32″
January low7°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)151d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd70th
Outdoors & history
Brooklyn TownshipLockwood Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.6%32.3%
National Register places1—
Community
Brooklyn TownshipLockwood 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

155 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brooklyn Township ↔ Lockwood Township155 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.

Brooklyn TownshipLockwood Township
People
Population 216Lowest 314Highest
Median age 63.5±5.4Highest 67% above SD 63±7.4Lowest 66% above SD
Brooklyn Township and Lockwood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.9%±12.2Highest SD: 24.2% 6.7%±6.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Brooklyn Township and Lockwood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.7%±14.6Lowest SD: 18% 48.4%±6.8Highest SD: 18%
Lockwood Township and Brooklyn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±9.5Highest SD: 5% 4.1%±3.1Lowest SD: 5%
Brooklyn Township and Lockwood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $87,969±$7k 17% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $432,400±$43kHighest 68% above SD $348,300±$46kLowest 35% above SD
Brooklyn Township and Lockwood 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 $2,707Lowest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 22%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 99.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 22 yrs newer than SD 1996Lowest 16 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 31% below SD 25 minHighest 41% above SD
Work from home 17.1%±18.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 23.7%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Lockwood 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% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (25%)Milbank (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lockwood TownshipFew work in Brooklyn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 32.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 2.0Highest
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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