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Iona Township vs Brule Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (21.7× in Iona Township) and homeowners (+100 pts renters in Iona Township).

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Iona Township, SDA small town of 11Lyman County · 11 people
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Brule Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule 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.

Iona TownshipA small town of 11
Quiet strengthsIona Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Iona Township →
Brule TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14% conserved land4.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Brule 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.

Trails21.7×
Iona Township has more miles of trail
Iona Township 89.1 miBrule Township 4.1 mi
Homeowners+100 pts renters
Iona Township has more renters
Brule Township 100%Iona Township 0%
Street grid5×
Brule Township has the more walkable street grid
Brule Township 0.5Iona Township 0.1
Size8.5×
Brule Township is the bigger place
Brule Township 93Iona Township 11
Typical home built55 yrs
Iona Township’s homes are older
Brule Township 1993Iona Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++20.1 pts
More adults in Iona Township have a degree
Iona Township 45.5%Brule Township 25.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Iona Township and Brule Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Iona TownshipBrule TownshipIona TownshipBrule Township
Iona Township ↔ Brule Township9.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
Iona TownshipBrule Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th65th
Outdoors & history
Iona TownshipBrule Township
Trails89 mi4 mi
Conserved land12.2%14%
Community
Iona TownshipBrule 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.

Iona TownshipBrule Township
People
Population 11Lowest 93Highest
Median age — 39.3±6.5 3% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.3%±25.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Brule Township and Iona Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 26.9%±33.1Lowest SD: 18%
Iona Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 25.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±15.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $153,500±$64k 104% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $413,600±$71k 61% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,231 18% below SD
Below poverty line 54.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±30.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 60.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oacoma (13%)Chamberlain (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brule TownshipFew work in Iona Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Lowest 14%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 89.1 miHighest 4.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.5Highest
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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