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Garland Township vs Broadland

79 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6× in Broadland) and jobs per worker (2× in Broadland).

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Garland Township, SDA small town of 20Brown County · 20 people
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Broadland, SDA small town of 15South Dakota · 15 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.

Garland TownshipA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsGarland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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BroadlandA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsBroadland doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Broadland →
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.

Street grid6×
Broadland has the more walkable street grid
Broadland 6.0Garland Township 1.0
Jobs per worker2×
Broadland is more of a job hub
Broadland 0.24Garland Township 0.12
Conserved land+9.5 pts
Garland Township has more conserved land
Garland Township 9.7%Broadland 0.2%
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
Garland TownshipBroadland
Snow a year44″44″
January low—6°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th41st
Community
Garland TownshipBroadland
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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Garland TownshipBrown CountyBroadlandSD
Garland Township ↔ Broadland79 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.

Garland TownshipBroadland
People
Population 20Highest 15Lowest
Median age 48.6±5.2Lowest 28% above SD 52.8±34.4Highest 39% above SD
Broadland and Garland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 6.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Broadland and Garland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10%±100Lowest SD: 18% 33.3%±100Highest SD: 18%
Broadland and Garland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 SD: 5% 0%±94.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $87,250±$39k 16% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $56,400±$54k 78% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $860 68% 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 — 1958 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.4%±19.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Broadland and Garland 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 15.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (42%)Huron (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BroadlandFew work in Garland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.7%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 6.0Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Garland Township

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Columbia Township41 people
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Westport Township56 people · $220K homes
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Ordway Township118 people · $190K homes

Towns like Garland Township

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Rose Hill Township23 people
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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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