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Brule Township vs La Valley Township

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15× in La Valley Township) and trails (13× in La Valley Township).

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Brule Township, SDA small town of 254Union County · 254 people
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La Valley Township, SDA small town of 498Lincoln County · 498 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.

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 →
La Valley TownshipA small town of 498
Quiet strengthsLa Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about La Valley 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.

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 TownshipLa Valley Township
Snow a year37″49″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th54th
Outdoors & history
Brule TownshipLa Valley Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places22
Community
Brule TownshipLa Valley 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brule Township ↔ La Valley Township42 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 TownshipLa Valley Township
People
Population 254Lowest 498Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +25.8% SD: +8.9%
Median age 55.5±4.4Highest 46% above SD 55±12.8Lowest 45% above SD
Brule Township and La Valley 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% 21.1%±12.1Highest SD: 24.2%
La Valley 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% 13.7%±9.7Lowest SD: 18%
Brule Township and La Valley 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.6 SD: 5% 0%±2.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 233% above SD $135,489±$53kLowest 80% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $494,900±$121k 92% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,407Lowest 48% below SD $4,431Highest 63% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 94.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2002Highest 22 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 4% below SD 23 minHighest 27% above SD
Work from home 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 20%±12.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Elk Point (22%)Sioux Falls (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La Valley TownshipFew work in Brule Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6 1.6
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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