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Brunson Township vs Lamro Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+60.2 pts renters in Brunson Township) and street grid (3.6× in Lamro Township).

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Brunson Township, SDA small town of 52Tripp County · 52 people
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Lamro Township, SDA small town of 286Tripp County · 286 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.

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.
All about Brunson Township →
Lamro TownshipA small town of 286
Quiet strengthsLamro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lamro 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

Brunson Township and Lamro Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brunson TownshipLamro TownshipBrunson TownshipLamro Township
Brunson Township ↔ Lamro Township5.5 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 TownshipLamro Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th42nd
Outdoors & history
Brunson TownshipLamro Township
Conserved land0%1.5%
Community
Brunson TownshipLamro 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 TownshipLamro Township
People
Population 52Lowest 286Highest
Median age 51±35.8Lowest 34% above SD 52.5±26.4Highest 38% above SD
Lamro Township and Brunson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.7%±51.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 19.2%±15.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Lamro Township and Brunson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±66.6Lowest SD: 18% 27.6%±12.8Highest SD: 18%
Lamro Township and Brunson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2 SD: 5% 0%±4.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $119,375±$37k 59% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $231,300±$104k 10% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,833 33% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 66.7%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 13.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 37.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 97.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2008Highest 28 yrs newer than SD 1986Lowest 6 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 53% below SD 16 minHighest 12% below SD
Work from home 0%±20.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 14.6%±20.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Lamro Township and Brunson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.68Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (36%)Winner (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in Lamro TownshipFew work in Brunson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.9 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.8Highest
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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