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Highland Township vs Warner Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: home values (2.2× in Highland Township) and property tax bill (2.3× in Highland Township).

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Highland Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 130 people
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Warner Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 282 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
Outdoors50.8% conserved land16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Highland Township →
Warner TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.2% conserved land25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Warner 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.

Home values2.2×
Homes cost more in Highland Township
Highland Township $373,300Warner Township $168,800
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Highland Township
Highland Township $3,412Warner Township $1,500
Age 65++38 pts
Warner Township has more people 65 and up
Warner Township 51.1%Highland Township 13.1%
Conserved land+34.6 pts
Highland Township has more conserved land
Highland Township 50.8%Warner Township 16.2%
Typical home built37 yrs
Highland Township’s homes are older
Warner Township 1975Highland Township 1938
Homeowners+17.6 pts renters
Highland Township has more renters
Warner Township 95.4%Highland Township 77.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,230 more a month in Highland Township

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.

Highland Township$2,240/mo
Typical home $373K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · Housing →
Warner Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $1,230 a month, about $14,800 a year, between Highland Township and Warner Township.

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.

Where they are

Highland Township and Warner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Highland TownshipWarner TownshipHighland TownshipWarner Township
Highland Township ↔ Warner Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipWarner Township
Snow a year43″34″
January low2°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)139d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th38th
Outdoors & history
Highland TownshipWarner Township
Trails16 mi25 mi
Conserved land50.8%16.2%
National Register places—2
Community
Highland TownshipWarner 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 TownshipWarner Township
People
Population 130Lowest 282Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -18.4% SD: +8.9%
Median age 15.3±47.6Lowest 60% below SD 65.3±6Highest 72% above SD
Warner Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 51.5%±61.4Highest SD: 24.2% 12.4%±10.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Highland Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.1%±19.8Lowest SD: 18% 51.1%±3.8Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 19.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.9Lowest SD: 5% 2.1%±5Highest SD: 5%
Warner 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 $143,500±$59kHighest 91% above SD $89,028±$49kLowest 19% above SD
Highland Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $373,300±$90kHighest 45% above SD $168,800±$38kLowest 34% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,412Highest 25% above SD $1,500Lowest 45% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Highland Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 95.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1975Highest 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 20 min 12% above SD
Work from home 8.7%±12.5Highest SD: 9.7% 6.7%±11.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Highland Township and Warner 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 12.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (46%)Aberdeen (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Warner TownshipFew work in Highland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 50.8%Highest 16.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.8 miLowest 24.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.9Highest
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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