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Brule Township vs Badus Township

111 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Brule Township) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Brule Township).

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Brule Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 93 people
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Badus Township, SDA small town of 81Lake County · 81 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.

Badus TownshipA small town of 81
Quiet strengthsBadus Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Badus 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
Brule TownshipBadus Township
Snow a year43″37″
January low9°F5°F
July high87°F83°F
Growing season (days)156d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th41st
Outdoors & history
Brule TownshipBadus Township
Trails4 mi10 mi
Conserved land14%10.1%
National Register places—2
Community
Brule TownshipBadus 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

111 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brule Township ↔ Badus Township111 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.

Brule TownshipBadus Township
People
Population 93Highest 81Lowest
Median age 39.3±6.5Highest 3% above SD 36.6±36.2Lowest 4% below SD
Brule Township and Badus Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.3%±25.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.6%±24.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Badus Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.9%±33.1Lowest SD: 18% 29.6%±21.9Highest SD: 18%
Badus Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.2Lowest SD: 5% 1.2%±12.6Highest SD: 5%
Badus Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $153,500±$64kHighest 104% above SD $138,750±$111kLowest 85% above SD
Brule Township and Badus Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $413,600±$71k 61% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,231Highest 18% below SD $1,100Lowest 60% 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 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 29% above SD
Work from home 0%±30.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 25%±34.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Badus Township and Brule 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 22.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (21%)Madison (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Badus TownshipFew work in Brule Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14%Highest 10.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miLowest 10.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
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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