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Brule Township vs Fairview Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (50× in Fairview Township) and household income (2.5× in Brule Township).

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Brule Township, SDA small town of 254Union County · 254 people
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Fairview Township, SDA small town of 535Clay County · 535 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.

Brule TownshipA small town of 254
Quiet strengthsBrule Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brule Township →
Fairview TownshipA small town of 535
Quiet strengthsFairview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fairview 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.

Trails50×
Fairview Township has more miles of trail
Fairview Township 5.0 miBrule Township 0.1 mi
Household income2.5×
Households in Brule Township earn more
Brule Township $250,001Fairview Township $99,219
Jobs per worker7.2×
Fairview Township is more of a job hub
Fairview Township 0.36Brule Township 0.05
Typical home built34 yrs
Brule Township’s homes are older
Fairview Township 1972Brule Township 1938
Homeowners+19.5 pts renters
Fairview Township has more renters
Brule Township 100%Fairview Township 80.5%
Bachelor’s degree++13.6 pts
More adults in Fairview Township have a degree
Fairview Township 28.5%Brule Township 14.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Brule Township and Fairview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brule TownshipFairview TownshipBrule TownshipFairview Township
Brule Township ↔ Fairview Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipFairview Township
Snow a year37″36″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th66th
Outdoors & history
Brule TownshipFairview Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—1.2%
National Register places21
Community
Brule TownshipFairview 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.

Brule TownshipFairview Township
People
Population 254Lowest 535Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +13% SD: +8.9%
Median age 55.5±4.4Highest 46% above SD 43.5±15.5Lowest 14% above SD
Brule Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5.5%±12.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 26.9%±8.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Fairview Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±11.8Highest SD: 18% 12.7%±8.2Lowest SD: 18%
Brule Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 28.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.6Lowest SD: 5% 1.7%±4Highest SD: 5%
Fairview 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 $250,001Highest 233% above SD $99,219±$35kLowest 32% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $297,600±$100k 16% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,407Lowest 48% below SD $1,464Highest 46% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 4% below SD 22 minHighest 25% above SD
Work from home 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.5%±11.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Fairview 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%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Elk Point (22%)Vermillion (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fairview TownshipFew work in Brule Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 5.0 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 1.6Lowest 2.6Highest
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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