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Chamberlain Township vs Chamberlain

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (19.5× in Chamberlain) and size (8.4× in Chamberlain).

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Chamberlain Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBrule County · 307 people
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Chamberlain, SDAn outdoors townSouth Dakota · 2,588 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.

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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Chamberlain Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $287K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →
Chamberlain$1,620/mo
Typical home $263K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $818/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Chamberlain Township and Chamberlain.

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 Chamberlain share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Chamberlain TownshipChamberlainChamberlain TownshipChamberlain
Chamberlain Township ↔ Chamberlain1.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
45 Chamberlain Township residents work in Chamberlain (46.4% of its workers)
20 Chamberlain residents work in Chamberlain Township (1.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Chamberlain Township →
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.

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
Chamberlain TownshipChamberlain
Snow a year43″43″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Chamberlain TownshipChamberlain
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land11%22.4%
Settled18811881
National Register places12
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here77
Community
Chamberlain TownshipChamberlain
Library hours a week—42 hrs
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.

Chamberlain TownshipChamberlain
People
Population 307Lowest 2,588Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +3.6% SD: +8.9%
Median age 29.5±0.9Lowest 22% below SD 43±7.3Highest 13% above SD
Kids under 18 37.5%±22.7Highest SD: 24.2% 23.1%±3.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Chamberlain Township and Chamberlain 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% 23.7%±3.4Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 33.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.6Lowest SD: 5% 1.2%±0.8Highest SD: 5%
Chamberlain and Chamberlain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $76,761±$8k about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $286,800±$110kHighest 11% above SD $224,300±$24kLowest 13% below SD
Chamberlain Township and Chamberlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $818±$270 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,261Lowest 17% below SD $2,498Highest 8% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 34.7%±12.5 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 68.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 11 minLowest 37% below SD 14 minHighest 22% below SD
Work from home 0%±6.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.6%±3.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Chamberlain and Chamberlain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 38%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Lowest 1.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (46%)Sioux Falls (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 46% work in Chamberlain2% work in Chamberlain Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11%Lowest 22.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 27.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#18 of 34 in SD
School district —Chamberlain School District 07-1
High school in town —Chamberlain High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.6
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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