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Jordan Township vs Brandt

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (31.8× in Brandt) and typical home built (35 yrs in Brandt).

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Jordan Township, SDA small town of 93Tripp County · 93 people
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Brandt, SDA small town of 82South Dakota · 82 people
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.

Jordan TownshipA small town of 93
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan Township →
BrandtA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsBrandt doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brandt →
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.

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
Jordan TownshipBrandt
Snow a year49″61″
January low13°F2°F
July high90°F80°F
Growing season (days)159d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th36th
Outdoors & history
Jordan TownshipBrandt
Trails21 mi—
Conserved land2%—
Settled—1880
Community
Jordan TownshipBrandt
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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jordan Township ↔ Brandt192 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.

Jordan TownshipBrandt
People
Population 93Highest 82Lowest
Median age 46.4±29.4Lowest 22% above SD 51.3±18.3Highest 35% above SD
Brandt and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±30.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 9.8%±22.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Brandt and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.3%±30.5Highest SD: 18% 14.6%±28.4Lowest SD: 18%
Jordan Township and Brandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 16.1%±26Highest SD: 5% 3.7%±13.6Lowest SD: 5%
Jordan Township and Brandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,219±$45kHighest about the SD average $60,625±$40kLowest 19% below SD
Jordan Township and Brandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $80,000±$53k 69% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $729±$10 23% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,125 59% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 71.4%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 76.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 58 min 227% above SD
Work from home 0%±16.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.8%±6.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Brandt and Jordan 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 14.8 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (30%)Watertown (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrandtFew work in Jordan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 20.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 15.9Highest
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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