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Laketon Township vs Brooklyn Township

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (41× in Brooklyn Township) and seasonal homes (+53.5 pts in Laketon Township).

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Laketon Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 149 people
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Brooklyn Township, SDA small town of 216Lincoln County · 216 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.

Brooklyn TownshipA small town of 216
Quiet strengthsBrooklyn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brooklyn 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Brooklyn 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.

Laketon Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Brooklyn Township$2,580/mo
Typical home $432K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Brooklyn Township and Laketon 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
Laketon TownshipBrooklyn Township
Snow a year34″31″
January low—7°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th53rd
Outdoors & history
Laketon TownshipBrooklyn Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land41.2%0.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Laketon TownshipBrooklyn 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

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Laketon Township ↔ Brooklyn Township96 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.

Laketon TownshipBrooklyn Township
People
Population 149Lowest 216Highest
Median age 60.8±4.6Lowest 60% above SD 63.5±5.4Highest 67% above SD
Brooklyn Township and Laketon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.4%±22.1Highest SD: 24.2% 6.9%±12.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Laketon Township and Brooklyn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.5%±18.4Lowest SD: 18% 34.7%±14.6Highest SD: 18%
Brooklyn Township and Laketon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.5Lowest SD: 5% 6.5%±9.5Highest SD: 5%
Brooklyn Township and Laketon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $160,721±$90k 114% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $342,000±$38kLowest 33% above SD $432,400±$43kHighest 68% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,300Lowest 16% below SD $3,729Highest 37% above SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD 2002Highest 22 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 45% above SD 12 minLowest 31% below SD
Work from home 0%±13Lowest SD: 9.7% 17.1%±18.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Brooklyn Township and Laketon 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 21.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (48%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brooklyn TownshipFew work in Laketon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.2%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.0Highest
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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