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Oak Lake Township vs Eureka Township

11 miles apart in Brookings County. The biggest differences: trails (19× in Oak Lake Township) and home values (+56% in Eureka Township).

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Oak Lake Township, SDA small town of 109Brookings County · 109 people
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Eureka Township, SDA small town of 82Brookings County · 82 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.

Oak Lake TownshipA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsOak Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oak Lake Township →
Eureka TownshipA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsEureka Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eureka Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails19×
Oak Lake Township has more miles of trail
Oak Lake Township 1.9 miEureka Township 0.1 mi
Home values+56%
Homes cost more in Eureka Township
Eureka Township $434,000Oak Lake Township $277,700
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Eureka Township
Eureka Township $2,167Oak Lake Township $1,866
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Eureka 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.

Oak Lake Township$1,610/mo
Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Eureka Township$2,460/mo
Typical home $434K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Eureka Township and Oak Lake 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
Oak Lake TownshipEureka 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
Oak Lake TownshipEureka Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land4.4%—
National Register places—2
Community
Oak Lake TownshipEureka 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

11 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oak Lake TownshipEureka TownshipOak Lake TownshipEureka Township
Oak Lake Township ↔ Eureka Township11 miles apart · Same county
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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.

Oak Lake TownshipEureka Township
People
Population 109Highest 82Lowest
Median age 60±21.6Highest 58% above SD 58±30.4Lowest 53% above SD
Oak Lake Township and Eureka Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±20.2Highest SD: 24.2% 17.1%±23Lowest SD: 24.2%
Oak Lake Township and Eureka Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.4%±39.2Highest SD: 18% 17.1%±35.7Lowest SD: 18%
Oak Lake Township and Eureka Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13 SD: 5% 0%±17.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,125±$117k 77% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,700±$16kLowest 8% above SD $434,000±$117kHighest 69% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,866Lowest 31% below SD $2,167Highest 20% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.9%Highest 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 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 38 min 113% above SD
Work from home 70%±33.3Highest SD: 9.7% 18%±26.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Oak Lake Township and Eureka 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 16.8 mi 16.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.64Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (49%)Brookings (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eureka TownshipFew work in Oak Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4% 4.4%
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Oak Lake Township

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Sherman Township195 people
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Lake Hendricks Township192 people · $622K homes
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Argo Township84 people · $303K homes

Towns like Oak Lake Township

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Becker Township118 people · $283K homes
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Richland Township112 people · $348K homes
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Darlington Township86 people
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Laketon Township149 people · $342K homes

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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