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Carlisle Township vs Franklyn Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: median age (26.8 yrs in Carlisle Township) and street grid (2.7× in Franklyn Township).

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Carlisle Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 13 people
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Franklyn Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 28 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.

Carlisle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors54.7% conserved land11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Carlisle Township →
Franklyn TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors64.5% conserved land8.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Franklyn 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.

Median age26.8 yrs
Carlisle Township skews older
Carlisle Township 72.3Franklyn Township 45.5
Street grid2.7×
Franklyn Township has the more walkable street grid
Franklyn Township 0.8Carlisle Township 0.3
Bachelor’s degree++27.3 pts
More adults in Franklyn Township have a degree
Franklyn Township 27.3%Carlisle Township 0%
Conserved land+9.8 pts
Franklyn Township has more conserved land
Franklyn Township 64.5%Carlisle Township 54.7%
Size2.2×
Franklyn Township is the bigger place
Franklyn Township 28Carlisle Township 13
★ What stands out · Where they are

Carlisle Township and Franklyn Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Carlisle TownshipFranklyn TownshipCarlisle TownshipFranklyn Township
Carlisle Township ↔ Franklyn 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
Carlisle TownshipFranklyn Township
Snow a year44″44″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Carlisle TownshipFranklyn Township
Trails11 mi9 mi
Conserved land54.7%64.5%
Community
Carlisle TownshipFranklyn 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.

Carlisle TownshipFranklyn Township
People
Population 13Lowest 28Highest
Median age 72.3±0.9Highest 90% above SD 45.5±21.3Lowest 20% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 21.4%±97.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Franklyn Township and Carlisle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Carlisle Township and Franklyn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $600,000±$401k 133% 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 — 1960 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 31 min 71% above SD
Work from home — 0%±50 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 80.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (40%)Aberdeen (58%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Franklyn TownshipFew work in Carlisle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 54.7%Lowest 64.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.4 miHighest 8.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.8Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Carlisle Township

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Westport Township56 people · $220K homes
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Towns like Carlisle Township

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Pleasant Valley Township16 people · $425K homes
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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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