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Parnell Township vs Day Township

67 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+57.7 pts in Day Township) and jobs per worker (4.6× in Day Township).

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Parnell Township, SDA small town of 131Brookings County · 131 people
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Day Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 178 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.

Parnell TownshipA small town of 131
Quiet strengthsParnell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Parnell Township →
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 about the same each month

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.

Parnell Township$2,060/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · Housing →
Day Township$2,000/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Parnell Township and Day 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
Parnell TownshipDay Township
Snow a year36″—
January low4°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)145d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th39th
Outdoors & history
Parnell TownshipDay Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land0%57.7%
Community
Parnell TownshipDay 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

67 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Parnell Township ↔ Day Township67 miles apart
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.

Parnell TownshipDay Township
People
Population 131Lowest 178Highest
Median age 42±10.9Highest 11% above SD 40.3±48.6Lowest 6% above SD
Parnell Township and Day Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.8%±16.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 47.8%±5.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Day Township and Parnell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±19.4Highest SD: 18% 7.3%±18.1Lowest SD: 18%
Parnell Township and Day Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 36.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.8 SD: 5% 0%±7.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,250±$23kLowest 15% above SD $117,750±$31kHighest 57% above SD
Day Township and Parnell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $342,300±$130kLowest 33% above SD $345,700±$93kHighest 34% above SD
Day Township and Parnell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,161Highest 16% above SD $2,242Lowest 18% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 min 6% above SD —
Work from home 30.9%±9.6Highest SD: 9.7% 24.6%±27.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Parnell Township and Day 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 11.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Lowest 3.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (56%)Clark (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Day TownshipFew work in Parnell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 57.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 4.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.7Lowest
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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