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Hamlin Township vs Castlewood Township

Next-door neighbors in Hamlin County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+17.4 pts in Castlewood Township) and average commute (6 min in Hamlin Township).

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Hamlin Township, SDA small town of 291Hamlin County · 291 people
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Castlewood Township, SDA small town of 193Hamlin County · 193 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.

Hamlin TownshipA small town of 291
Quiet strengthsHamlin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hamlin Township →
Castlewood TownshipA small town of 193
Quiet strengthsCastlewood Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Castlewood 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.

Bachelor’s degree++17.4 pts
More adults in Castlewood Township have a degree
Castlewood Township 35.1%Hamlin Township 17.7%
Average commute6 min
Hamlin Township has the shorter commute
Castlewood Township 29 minHamlin Township 23 min
Homeowners+10.5 pts renters
Castlewood Township has more renters
Hamlin Township 94.9%Castlewood Township 84.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hamlin Township and Castlewood Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hamlin TownshipCastlewood TownshipHamlin TownshipCastlewood Township
Hamlin Township ↔ Castlewood Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Hamlin Township$1,640/mo
Typical home $274K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →
Castlewood Township$1,620/mo
Typical home $270K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,083/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Hamlin TownshipCastlewood Township
Snow a year61″41″
January low2°F3°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th58th
Outdoors & history
Hamlin TownshipCastlewood Township
National Register places1—
Community
Hamlin TownshipCastlewood 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.

Hamlin TownshipCastlewood Township
People
Population 291Highest 193Lowest
Median age 31.6±9.3Lowest 17% below SD 32.4±11.1Highest 15% below SD
Castlewood Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.7%±11.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.5%±21.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Castlewood Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±8.1Highest SD: 18% 15%±13.6Lowest SD: 18%
Hamlin Township and Castlewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 35.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±5.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.3Lowest SD: 5%
Hamlin Township and Castlewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,795±$16kLowest 28% above SD $156,667±$51kHighest 109% above SD
Castlewood Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $273,800±$54kHighest 6% above SD $270,000±$61kLowest 5% above SD
Hamlin Township and Castlewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,083±$953 14% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,462Lowest 10% below SD $2,485Highest 9% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 40%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 9.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 84.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Lowest 14 yrs newer than SD 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 28% above SD 29 minHighest 60% above SD
Work from home 15.9%±10.3Highest SD: 9.7% 5.9%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Hamlin Township and Castlewood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (22%)Brookings (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Castlewood TownshipFew work in Hamlin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.8Lowest
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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