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Oacoma Township vs Brule Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (7.1× in Oacoma Township) and street grid (5× in Brule Township).

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Oacoma Township, SDAn outdoors townLyman County · 51 people
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Brule Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 93 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 $2,620 more a month in Oacoma 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.

Oacoma Township$4,980/mo
Typical home $893K (Census) · tax rate 0.40% · Housing →
Brule Township$2,350/mo
Typical home $414K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · Housing →

The difference: $2,620 a month, about $31,500 a year, between Oacoma Township and Brule 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

Oacoma Township and Brule Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oacoma TownshipBrule TownshipOacoma TownshipBrule Township
Oacoma Township ↔ Brule Township8.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
Oacoma TownshipBrule Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th65th
Outdoors & history
Oacoma TownshipBrule Township
Trails29 mi4 mi
Conserved land24.3%14%
Archive photos7—
Community
Oacoma TownshipBrule 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.

Oacoma TownshipBrule Township
People
Population 51Lowest 93Highest
Median age 62.5±18.3Highest 64% above SD 39.3±6.5Lowest 3% above SD
Oacoma Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±55.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.3%±25.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Brule Township and Oacoma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.5%±64Lowest SD: 18% 26.9%±33.1Highest SD: 18%
Brule Township and Oacoma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 60.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 25.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.7 SD: 5% 0%±15.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $163,929±$148kHighest 118% above SD $153,500±$64kLowest 104% above SD
Oacoma Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $892,900±$870kHighest 247% above SD $413,600±$71kLowest 61% above SD
Oacoma Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,571Highest 31% above SD $2,231Lowest 18% below SD
Below poverty line 23.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 26 yrs newer than SD 1993Lowest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 17.9%±16.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±30.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Oacoma Township and Brule 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 32.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (25%)Chamberlain (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brule TownshipFew work in Oacoma Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.3%Highest 14%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 29.1 miHighest 4.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.5Highest
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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