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Florence Township vs Brainard Township

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (40 yrs in Brainard Township) and conserved land (+23.4 pts in Brainard Township).

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Florence Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 139 people
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Brainard Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 93 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.

Florence TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.5% conserved land5.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Florence Township →
Brainard TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors44.9% conserved land10 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Brainard 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.

Typical home built40 yrs
Brainard Township’s homes are older
Florence Township 1986Brainard Township 1946
Conserved land+23.4 pts
Brainard Township has more conserved land
Brainard Township 44.9%Florence Township 21.5%
Trails+77%
Brainard Township has more miles of trail
Brainard Township 10.1 miFlorence Township 5.7 mi
Jobs per worker+58%
Brainard Township is more of a job hub
Brainard Township 0.41Florence Township 0.26
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
Florence TownshipBrainard Township
Snow a year34″38″
January low—0°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th37th
Outdoors & history
Florence TownshipBrainard Township
Trails6 mi10 mi
Conserved land21.5%44.9%
National Register places1—
Archive photos2—
Community
Florence TownshipBrainard 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

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Florence TownshipHamlin CountyBrainard TownshipBrown County
Florence Township ↔ Brainard Township97 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.

Florence TownshipBrainard Township
People
Population 139Highest 93Lowest
Median age 31.8±20.2Lowest 16% below SD 35.5±50.3Highest 7% below SD
Brainard Township and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.5%±16.4Highest SD: 24.2% 29%±29.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Florence Township and Brainard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.4%±22.3Lowest SD: 18% 43%±23.5Highest SD: 18%
Brainard Township and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.2Lowest SD: 5% 1.1%±11.6Highest SD: 5%
Brainard Township and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $100,781±$13kHighest 34% above SD $87,083±$15kLowest 16% above SD
Florence Township and Brainard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $338,900±$127k 32% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,955 8% above SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 15.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 min 23% below SD —
Work from home 5.8%±9.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 44.1%±49.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Brainard Township and Florence 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 17.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (24%)Aberdeen (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brainard TownshipFew work in Florence Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.5%Lowest 44.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miLowest 10.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
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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