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Delaware Township vs Brooklyn Township

Next-door neighbors in Lincoln County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.5× in Brooklyn Township) and average commute (34 min in Brooklyn Township).

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Delaware Township, SDA small town of 203Lincoln County · 203 people

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Brooklyn Township, SDA small town of 216Lincoln County · 216 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.

Delaware TownshipA small town of 203

Quiet strengthsDelaware Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Delaware Township →

Brooklyn TownshipA small town of 216

Quiet strengthsBrooklyn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Brooklyn 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.

Property tax bill2.5×

Tax bills are bigger in Brooklyn Township

Brooklyn Township $3,729Delaware Township $1,500

Average commute34 min

Brooklyn Township has the shorter commute

Delaware Township 47 minBrooklyn Township 12 min

Median age30.6 yrs

Brooklyn Township skews older

Brooklyn Township 63.5Delaware Township 32.9

Age 65++30.8 pts

Brooklyn Township has more people 65 and up

Brooklyn Township 34.7%Delaware Township 3.9%

Typical home built64 yrs

Delaware Township’s homes are older

Brooklyn Township 2002Delaware Township 1938

Trails3×

Delaware Township has more miles of trail

Delaware Township 5.1 miBrooklyn Township 1.7 mi

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $650 more a month in Brooklyn 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.

Down paymentRate%

Delaware Township$1,930/mo

Typical home $344K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →

Brooklyn Township$2,580/mo

Typical home $432K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,800 a year, between Brooklyn Township and Delaware 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

Delaware Township and Brooklyn Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Delaware TownshipBrooklyn Township

Delaware Township ↔ Brooklyn 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

Delaware TownshipBrooklyn Township

Snow a year31″31″

January low7°F 7°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)151d 151d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd 53rd

Outdoors & history

Delaware TownshipBrooklyn Township

Trails5 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.7%0.6%

National Register places—1

Community

Delaware TownshipBrooklyn Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Delaware TownshipBrooklyn Township

People

Population 203Lowest 216Highest

Median age 32.9±6.9Lowest 13% below SD 63.5±5.4Highest 67% above SD

Kids under 18 15.8%±16.2Highest SD: 24.2% 6.9%±12.2Lowest SD: 24.2%

Delaware Township and Brooklyn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 3.9%±15Lowest SD: 18% 34.7%±14.6Highest SD: 18%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±8.8Lowest SD: 5% 6.5%±9.5Highest SD: 5%

Brooklyn Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $105,417±$65k 40% above SD —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $343,500±$69kLowest 33% above SD $432,400±$43kHighest 68% above SD

Brooklyn Township and Delaware Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 45% below SD $3,729Highest 37% 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 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2002Highest 22 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 47 minHighest 161% above SD 12 minLowest 31% below SD

Work from home 37.4%±34.6Highest SD: 9.7% 17.1%±18.1Lowest SD: 9.7%

Delaware Township and Brooklyn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.01Highest 0.41Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (31%)Sioux Falls (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brooklyn TownshipFew work in Delaware Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 5.1 miHighest 1.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest

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.

Delaware Township vs Brooklyn Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $650 more a month in Brooklyn Township

Delaware Township and Brooklyn Township share a border

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