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Lake Hendricks Township vs Oakwood Township

25 miles apart in Brookings County. The biggest differences: home values (2.2× in Lake Hendricks Township) and jobs per worker (3.4× in Oakwood Township).

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Lake Hendricks Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 192 people
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Oakwood Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 246 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,880 more a month in Lake Hendricks 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.

Lake Hendricks Township$3,580/mo
Typical home $622K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →
Oakwood Township$1,700/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · Housing →

The difference: $1,880 a month, about $22,500 a year, between Lake Hendricks Township and Oakwood 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.

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
Lake Hendricks TownshipOakwood Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th57th
Outdoors & history
Lake Hendricks TownshipOakwood Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land13.8%18.3%
National Register places12
Community
Lake Hendricks TownshipOakwood 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.

Where they are

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lake Hendricks TownshipOakwood TownshipLake Hendricks TownshipOakwood Township
Lake Hendricks Township ↔ Oakwood Township25 miles apart · Same county
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.

Lake Hendricks TownshipOakwood Township
People
Population 192Lowest 246Highest
Median age 63±16.2Lowest 66% above SD 65.5±2Highest 72% above SD
Oakwood Township and Lake Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.9%±13.9Highest SD: 24.2% 6.1%±11.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lake Hendricks Township and Oakwood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 50%±23.6Lowest SD: 18% 54.9%±15.3Highest SD: 18%
Oakwood Township and Lake Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 32.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.4 SD: 5% 0%±5.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,750±$63kLowest 16% above SD $117,656±$68kHighest 57% above SD
Oakwood Township and Lake Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $621,700±$60kHighest 142% above SD $281,000±$68kLowest 9% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,803Highest 40% above SD $2,718Lowest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 12.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 77.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD 1985Lowest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 10% below SD 26 minHighest 45% above SD
Work from home 0%±16.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 4.3%±6.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Oakwood Township and Lake Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.34Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (61%)Brookings (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oakwood TownshipFew work in Lake Hendricks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.8%Lowest 18.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.1Lowest
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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