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Pembrook Township vs Star Prairie Township

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+68.2 pts in Pembrook Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+28.1 pts in Pembrook Township).

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Pembrook Township, SDAn outdoors townEdmunds County · 54 people
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Star Prairie Township, SDA small town of 74Tripp County · 74 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.

Star Prairie TownshipA small town of 74
Quiet strengthsStar Prairie Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Star Prairie 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.

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
Pembrook TownshipStar Prairie Township
Snow a year34″49″
January low3°F13°F
July high84°F90°F
Growing season (days)143d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th69th
Outdoors & history
Pembrook TownshipStar Prairie Township
Conserved land68.5%0.3%
National Register places1—
Community
Pembrook TownshipStar Prairie 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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pembrook Township ↔ Star Prairie Township173 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.

Pembrook TownshipStar Prairie Township
People
Population 54Lowest 74Highest
Median age 27.1±30.2Highest 29% below SD 6.6±12.5Lowest 83% below SD
Pembrook Township and Star Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 48.1%±24.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 56.8%±92Highest SD: 24.2%
Star Prairie Township and Pembrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±64.2 SD: 18% 0%±46.8 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 100%Highest SD: 31.9% 71.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.2 SD: 5% 0%±19.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±61.5Highest SD: 39.8%
Star Prairie Township and Pembrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0% SD: 68.6% 0% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±71.4 SD: 9.7% 0%±31.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.40Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ipswich (30%)Winner (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Star Prairie TownshipFew work in Pembrook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 68.5%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.5 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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