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Brule Township vs Spink Township

Next-door neighbors in Union County. The biggest differences: household income (5.6× in Brule Township) and trails (19× in Spink Township).

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Brule Township, SDA small town of 254Union County · 254 people
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Spink Township, SDA small town of 270Union County · 270 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.
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Spink TownshipA small town of 270
Quiet strengthsSpink Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spink 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 · Where they are

Brule Township and Spink Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brule TownshipSpink TownshipBrule TownshipSpink Township
Brule Township ↔ Spink 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
Brule TownshipSpink Township
Snow a year37″37″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th41st
Outdoors & history
Brule TownshipSpink Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places21
Community
Brule TownshipSpink 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 TownshipSpink Township
People
Population 254Lowest 270Highest
Median age 55.5±4.4Highest 46% above SD 41.4±22.1Lowest 9% above SD
Brule Township and Spink 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% 11.9%±12Highest SD: 24.2%
Spink 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% 11.5%±12.2Lowest SD: 18%
Brule Township and Spink 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% 26.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.6 SD: 5% 0%±5.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 233% above SD $44,801±$44kLowest 40% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $280,000±$81k 9% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,407Lowest 48% below SD $2,709Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±29 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 61%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1962Highest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 4% below SD 26 minHighest 47% above SD
Work from home 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 56.2%±47.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Elk Point (22%)Sioux Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spink TownshipFew work in Brule Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.9 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 1.6Highest 1.2Lowest
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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