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Brunson Township vs Banner Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: trails (2.3× in Banner Township).

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Brunson Township, SDA small town of 52Tripp County · 52 people
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Banner Township, SDA small town of 0Tripp County
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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.

Brunson TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsBrunson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Banner TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsBanner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Banner 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.

Trails2.3×
Banner Township has more miles of trail
Banner Township 22.6 miBrunson Township 9.9 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Brunson Township and Banner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brunson TownshipBanner TownshipBrunson TownshipBanner Township
Brunson Township ↔ Banner Township6.5 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
Brunson TownshipBanner Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Brunson TownshipBanner Township
Trails10 mi23 mi
Conserved land0%0.5%
Community
Brunson TownshipBanner 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.

Brunson TownshipBanner Township
People
Population 52Highest 0Lowest
Median age 51±35.8 34% above SD —
Kids under 18 7.7%±51.9 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 0%±66.6 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.4% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 13.5% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 37.1% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 2008 28 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 min 53% below SD —
Work from home 0%±20.8 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 4.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (36%)Hermosa (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Banner TownshipFew work in Brunson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.9 miLowest 22.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5 0.5
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Brunson Township

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Pleasant Valley Township56 people
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Lamro Township286 people · $231K homes
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King Township78 people

Towns like Brunson Township

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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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