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Elk Point Township vs Brule Township

Next-door neighbors in Union County. The biggest differences: trails (56× in Elk Point Township) and jobs per worker (19.4× in Elk Point Township).

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Elk Point Township, SDA history townUnion County · 91 people
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Brule Township, SDA small town of 254Union County · 254 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.

Elk Point TownshipA history town
HistorySettled in 187314 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Elk Point Township →
Brule TownshipA small town of 254
Quiet strengthsBrule Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brule 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.

Trails56×
Elk Point Township has more miles of trail
Elk Point Township 5.6 miBrule Township 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker19.4×
Elk Point Township is more of a job hub
Elk Point Township 0.97Brule Township 0.05
Household income2.3×
Households in Brule Township earn more
Brule Township $250,001Elk Point Township $109,500
Property tax bill2.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Elk Point Township
Elk Point Township $3,481Brule Township $1,407
Age 65++48.7 pts
Elk Point Township has more people 65 and up
Elk Point Township 64.8%Brule Township 16.1%
Bachelor’s degree++45.5 pts
More adults in Elk Point Township have a degree
Elk Point Township 60.4%Brule Township 14.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Elk Point Township and Brule Township share a border

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

Elk Point TownshipBrule TownshipElk Point TownshipBrule Township
Elk Point Township ↔ Brule Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
6 Brule Township residents work in Elk Point Township (5.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Brule Township →
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
Elk Point TownshipBrule Township
Snow a year36″37″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Elk Point TownshipBrule Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land1.9%—
Settled1873—
National Register places—2
Archive photos14—
Famous people born here3—
Community
Elk Point TownshipBrule 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.

Elk Point TownshipBrule Township
People
Population 91Lowest 254Highest
Median age 66.4±8.1Highest 75% above SD 55.5±4.4Lowest 46% above SD
Elk Point Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±31.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 5.5%±12.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Brule Township and Elk Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 64.8%±23.7Highest SD: 18% 16.1%±11.8Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 60.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 14.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.5 SD: 5% 0%±5.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $109,500±$25kLowest 46% above SD $250,001Highest 233% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $310,500±$92k 21% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,481Highest 28% above SD $1,407Lowest 48% 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 2004Highest 24 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 17 min 4% below SD
Work from home 17.5%±21.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Elk Point Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Elk Point (23%)Elk Point (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brule Township6% work in Elk Point Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.6Highest
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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