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Highland Township vs Wilbur Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.4× in Highland Township) and median age (23.7 yrs in Highland Township).

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Highland Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 51 people
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Wilbur Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBrule County · 80 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.

Highland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.8% conserved land15 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Highland Township →
Wilbur TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts Outdoors34.7% conserved land7.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wilbur 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.

Jobs per worker15.4×
Highland Township is more of a job hub
Highland Township 2.00Wilbur Township 0.13
Median age23.7 yrs
Highland Township skews older
Highland Township 52.1Wilbur Township 28.4
Bachelor’s degree++25.2 pts
More adults in Highland Township have a degree
Highland Township 47.2%Wilbur Township 22%
Street grid2×
Wilbur Township has the more walkable street grid
Wilbur Township 0.4Highland Township 0.2
Trails+94%
Highland Township has more miles of trail
Highland Township 15.3 miWilbur Township 7.9 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Highland Township and Wilbur Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Highland TownshipWilbur TownshipHighland TownshipWilbur Township
Highland Township ↔ Wilbur Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Highland TownshipNot graded AWilbur TownshipBetter than 86% of districts in the state
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
Highland TownshipWilbur Township
Snow a year42″38″
January low11°F8°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)159d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Highland TownshipWilbur Township
Trails15 mi8 mi
Conserved land40.8%34.7%
Community
Highland TownshipWilbur 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.

Highland TownshipWilbur Township
People
Population 51Lowest 80Highest
Median age 52.1±7.2Highest 37% above SD 28.4±0.4Lowest 25% below SD
Kids under 18 11.8%±48.9Highest SD: 24.2% 5%±33.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Highland Township and Wilbur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.5%±58.7Highest SD: 18% 18.8%±42Lowest SD: 18%
Highland Township and Wilbur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 22%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 23.5%±30.7Lowest SD: 5% 32.5%±11.5Highest SD: 5%
Wilbur Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $132,500±$75k 76% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,950 28% below SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 76.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 84.2%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than SD 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 min 57% below SD —
Work from home 0%±27Lowest SD: 9.7% 10%±12.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Wilbur Township and Highland 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 18.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.00Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Platte (25%)Kimball (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wilbur TownshipFew work in Highland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.8%Highest 34.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.3 miHighest 7.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.4Highest
Schools
School district —Kimball School District 07-2
High school in town —Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.0
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Highland Township

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Pleasant Grove Township22 people · $179K homes
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Kimball Township106 people · $223K homes

Towns like Highland Township

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Dolton Township84 people · $292K homes
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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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