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Capital Township vs Brunson Township

108 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (70 yrs in Capital Township) and trails (3.2× in Brunson Township).

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Capital Township, SDA small town of 29Hutchinson County · 29 people
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Brunson Township, SDA small town of 52Tripp County · 52 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.

Capital TownshipA small town of 29
Quiet strengthsCapital Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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 →
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.

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
Capital TownshipBrunson Township
Snow a year39″49″
January low10°F13°F
July high86°F90°F
Growing season (days)156d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th69th
Outdoors & history
Capital TownshipBrunson Township
Trails3 mi10 mi
Conserved land0.5%0%
Community
Capital TownshipBrunson 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

108 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Capital Township ↔ Brunson Township108 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.

Capital TownshipBrunson Township
People
Population 29Lowest 52Highest
Median age 54.6±27.6Highest 44% above SD 51±35.8Lowest 34% above SD
Capital Township and Brunson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±97.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 7.7%±51.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Brunson Township and Capital Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.3%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±66.6Lowest SD: 18%
Capital 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+ 27.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 36.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 SD: 5% 0%±27.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 13.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 47.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 37.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2008Highest 28 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 53% below SD
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±20.8 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (17%)Winner (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brunson TownshipFew work in Capital Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 9.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.5Lowest
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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