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Brule Township vs Sterling Township

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (17× in Sterling Township) and property tax bill (2.9× in Sterling Township).

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Brule Township, SDA small town of 254Union County · 254 people
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Sterling Township, SDA small town of 345Brookings County · 345 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 →
Sterling TownshipA small town of 345
Quiet strengthsSterling Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sterling 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.

Trails17×
Sterling Township has more miles of trail
Sterling Township 1.7 miBrule Township 0.1 mi
Property tax bill2.9×
Tax bills are bigger in Sterling Township
Sterling Township $4,133Brule Township $1,407
Household income+73%
Households in Brule Township earn more
Brule Township $250,001Sterling Township $144,318
Typical home built73 yrs
Brule Township’s homes are older
Sterling Township 2011Brule Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++8.6 pts
More adults in Sterling Township have a degree
Sterling Township 23.5%Brule Township 14.9%
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 TownshipSterling Township
Snow a year37″36″
January low—4°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th57th
Outdoors & history
Brule TownshipSterling Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.3%
National Register places22
Community
Brule TownshipSterling 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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brule TownshipUnion CountySterling TownshipBrookings County
Brule Township ↔ Sterling Township112 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 TownshipSterling Township
People
Population 254Lowest 345Highest
Median age 55.5±4.4Highest 46% above SD 51.5±6.5Lowest 36% above SD
Brule Township and Sterling 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% 20.3%±21.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Sterling 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% 9.6%±12.5Lowest SD: 18%
Brule Township and Sterling 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% 23.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.6Lowest SD: 5% 2.6%±5.5Highest SD: 5%
Sterling 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 $144,318±$8kLowest 92% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $558,800±$186k 117% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,407Lowest 48% below SD $4,133Highest 52% above 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 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest 4% below SD 16 minLowest 10% below SD
Work from home 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.1%±7.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Sterling 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 0.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Elk Point (22%)Brookings (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sterling TownshipFew work in Brule Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.7 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 1.6Highest 1.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Brule Township

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Spink Township270 people · $280K homes
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Elk Point Township91 people · $311K homes
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Fairview Township535 people · $298K homes

Towns like Brule Township

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Spirit Mound Township207 people · $355K homes
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Rauville Township196 people · $352K homes
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La Valley Township498 people · $495K homes
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Richland Township112 people · $348K homes

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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