Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: street grid (2.8× in Chamberlain Township) and jobs per worker (2.4× in Chamberlain Township).
A typical home costs $660 more a month in Brule Township
A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.
The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Brule Township and Chamberlain Township.
Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.
Where they are
Chamberlain Township and Brule Township share a border
Straight-line miles between town centers.
Chamberlain TownshipBrule Township
Chamberlain Township ↔ Brule Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards
Grades and rankings, side by side
Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.
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.
Chamberlain TownshipBrule Township
Your priorities
People
Population307Highest93Lowest
Median age29.5±0.9Lowest 22% below SD39.3±6.5Highest 3% above SD
Kids under 1837.5%±22.7Highest SD: 24.2%32.3%±25.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Chamberlain Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+5.5%±13.5Lowest SD: 18%26.9%±33.1Highest SD: 18%
Brule Township and Chamberlain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.
HistorySettled in 18811 place on the National Register
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