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Eagle Township vs Strool-Plateau Township

230 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (75 yrs in Strool-Plateau Township) and street grid (2× in Eagle Township).

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Eagle Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 53 people
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Strool-Plateau Township, SDA small town of 46Perkins County · 46 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.

Strool-Plateau TownshipA small town of 46
Quiet strengthsStrool-Plateau Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Strool-Plateau 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
Eagle TownshipStrool-Plateau Township
Snow a year42″40″
January low11°F10°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)159d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th54th
Outdoors & history
Eagle TownshipStrool-Plateau Township
Trails13 mi9 mi
Conserved land19.1%9.8%
Community
Eagle TownshipStrool-Plateau 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

230 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eagle Township ↔ Strool-Plateau Township230 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.

Eagle TownshipStrool-Plateau Township
People
Population 53Highest 46Lowest
Median age 30±46.4Lowest 21% below SD 32.5±36.2Highest 14% below SD
Strool-Plateau Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.1%±47.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 37%±52.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Strool-Plateau Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±60.2Highest SD: 18% 4.3%±72.3Lowest SD: 18%
Eagle Township and Strool-Plateau Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 17.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±19.9Highest SD: 5% 0%±30.7Lowest SD: 5%
Eagle Township and Strool-Plateau Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,750±$23k 22% below 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 2013Highest 33 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 53.8%±46Lowest SD: 9.7% 58.3%±59.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Strool-Plateau Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 43.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (17%)Lemmon (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Strool-Plateau TownshipFew work in Eagle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.1%Highest 9.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.3 miHighest 8.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.4Lowest
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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