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Ola Township vs Red Lake Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: size (6.9× in Red Lake Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+27.1 pts in Ola Township).

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Ola Township, SDA small town of 17Brule County · 17 people
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Red Lake Township, SDA small town of 117Brule County · 117 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.

Ola TownshipA small town of 17
Quiet strengthsOla Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Red Lake TownshipA small town of 117
Quiet strengthsRed Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Red Lake 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.

Size6.9×
Red Lake Township is the bigger place
Red Lake Township 117Ola Township 17
Bachelor’s degree++27.1 pts
More adults in Ola Township have a degree
Ola Township 70.6%Red Lake Township 43.5%
Trails2.1×
Ola Township has more miles of trail
Ola Township 7.9 miRed Lake Township 3.7 mi
Street grid+50%
Ola Township has the more walkable street grid
Ola Township 0.6Red Lake Township 0.4
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ola Township and Red Lake Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ola TownshipRed Lake TownshipOla TownshipRed Lake Township
Ola Township ↔ Red Lake Township5.2 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
Ola TownshipRed Lake Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Ola TownshipRed Lake Township
Trails8 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.4%3.8%
Community
Ola TownshipRed Lake 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.

Ola TownshipRed Lake Township
People
Population 17Lowest 117Highest
Median age 73.9±53.8Highest 94% above SD 34.9±7.6Lowest 8% below SD
Ola Township and Red Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 27.4%±21.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Red Lake Township and Ola Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 70.6%±100Highest SD: 18% 6%±29.4Lowest SD: 18%
Ola Township and Red Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 70.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 43.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±83.2 SD: 5% 0%±12.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $58,438±$34k 22% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $228,600±$23k 11% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $952 65% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Ola Township and Red Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 29.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 62.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1980 same as SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 42.9%±37.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Red Lake Township and Ola 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 37.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (20%)Kimball (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Red Lake TownshipFew work in Ola Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miHighest 3.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.4Lowest
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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