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Laketon Township vs Winsor Township

Next-door neighbors in Brookings County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (24× in Winsor Township) and trails (7× in Laketon Township).

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Laketon Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 149 people
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Winsor Township, SDA small town of 190Brookings County · 190 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.

Laketon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.2% conserved land2.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Laketon Township →
Winsor TownshipA small town of 190
Quiet strengthsWinsor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winsor 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.

Jobs per worker24×
Winsor Township is more of a job hub
Winsor Township 0.24Laketon Township 0.01
Trails7×
Laketon Township has more miles of trail
Laketon Township 2.1 miWinsor Township 0.3 mi
Seasonal homes+53.5 pts
Laketon Township has more second homes
Laketon Township 53.5%Winsor Township 0%
Conserved land+24.2 pts
Laketon Township has more conserved land
Laketon Township 41.2%Winsor Township 17%
Homeowners+18.7 pts renters
Winsor Township has more renters
Laketon Township 100%Winsor Township 81.3%
Typical home built15 yrs
Laketon Township’s homes are older
Winsor Township 1988Laketon Township 1973
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $680 more a month in Winsor 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 →
Winsor Township$2,670/mo
Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $680 a month, about $8,200 a year, between Winsor 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.

Where they are

Laketon Township and Winsor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Laketon TownshipWinsor TownshipLaketon TownshipWinsor Township
Laketon Township ↔ Winsor Township7.3 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
Laketon TownshipWinsor Township
Snow a year34″36″
January low—4°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th57th
Outdoors & history
Laketon TownshipWinsor Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land41.2%—
Community
Laketon TownshipWinsor 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.

Laketon TownshipWinsor Township
People
Population 149Lowest 190Highest
Median age 60.8±4.6Highest 60% above SD 35.2±31.6Lowest 7% below SD
Laketon Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.4%±22.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.8%±19Highest SD: 24.2%
Winsor Township and Laketon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.5%±18.4Highest SD: 18% 15.3%±15.1Lowest SD: 18%
Laketon Township and Winsor 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 32.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.5 SD: 5% 0%±7.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $160,721±$90kHighest 114% above SD $125,789±$49kLowest 68% above SD
Laketon Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $342,000±$38kLowest 33% above SD $395,200±$231kHighest 54% above SD
Winsor Township and Laketon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,300 16% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 81.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 45% above SD 29 minHighest 65% above SD
Work from home 0%±13Lowest SD: 9.7% 20%±19.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Winsor 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 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (48%)Brookings (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Winsor TownshipFew work in Laketon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.2%Highest 17%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.3 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 1.1Highest
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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