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New Hope Township vs Highland Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Highland Township) and property tax bill (2.8× in Highland Township).

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New Hope Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 80 people
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Highland Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 130 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 · Where they are

New Hope Township and Highland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

New Hope TownshipHighland TownshipNew Hope TownshipHighland Township
New Hope Township ↔ Highland Township5.8 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
New Hope TownshipHighland Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low1°F2°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)137d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th37th
Outdoors & history
New Hope TownshipHighland Township
Conserved land41.4%50.8%
Community
New Hope TownshipHighland 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.

New Hope TownshipHighland Township
People
Population 80Lowest 130Highest
Median age 40.1±5.3Highest 6% above SD 15.3±47.6Lowest 60% below SD
New Hope Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.5%±26.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 51.5%±61.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Highland Township and New Hope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±40.7Highest SD: 18% 13.1%±19.8Lowest SD: 18%
New Hope Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.7 SD: 5% 0%±10.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $143,500±$59k 91% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $373,300±$90k 45% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,205Lowest 56% below SD $3,412Highest 25% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 77.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 min 26% above SD —
Work from home 28.9%±33.5Highest SD: 9.7% 8.7%±12.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
New Hope Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (38%)Aberdeen (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Highland TownshipFew work in New Hope Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.4%Lowest 50.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 24.4 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.7Highest
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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