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Oxford Township vs Brantford Township

Next-door neighbors in Hamlin County. The biggest differences: trails (6× in Brantford Township) and homeowners (+21.3 pts renters in Oxford Township).

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Oxford Township, SDA small town of 167Hamlin County · 167 people
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Brantford Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 57 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.

Oxford TownshipA small town of 167
Quiet strengthsOxford Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oxford Township →
Brantford TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.4% conserved land3.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Brantford 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.

Trails6×
Brantford Township has more miles of trail
Brantford Township 3.0 miOxford Township 0.5 mi
Homeowners+21.3 pts renters
Oxford Township has more renters
Brantford Township 100%Oxford Township 78.7%
Bachelor’s degree++16.9 pts
More adults in Brantford Township have a degree
Brantford Township 41.5%Oxford Township 24.6%
Size2.9×
Oxford Township is the bigger place
Oxford Township 167Brantford Township 57
Conserved land+12.2 pts
Brantford Township has more conserved land
Brantford Township 23.4%Oxford Township 11.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Oxford Township and Brantford Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oxford TownshipBrantford TownshipOxford TownshipBrantford Township
Oxford Township ↔ Brantford Township9.1 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
Oxford TownshipBrantford Township
Snow a year34″34″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Oxford TownshipBrantford Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—23.4%
National Register places—1
Community
Oxford TownshipBrantford 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.

Oxford TownshipBrantford Township
People
Population 167Highest 57Lowest
Median age 54.5±25.3Highest 43% above SD 44.6±36.8Lowest 17% above SD
Oxford Township and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.4%±19.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.1%±46.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Brantford Township and Oxford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 46.1%±12Highest SD: 18% 35.1%±60.4Lowest SD: 18%
Oxford Township and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 41.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.5 SD: 5% 0%±24.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,972±$40kLowest 5% below SD $124,125±$86kHighest 65% above SD
Brantford Township and Oxford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,500±$157k 14% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,821 33% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Highest 26 yrs older than SD 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 17.2%±22.2Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±55.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Oxford Township and Brantford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7% 1.7%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 mi 16.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lake Norden (19%)Watertown (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brantford TownshipFew work in Oxford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.2%Lowest 23.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
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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