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Plainfield Township vs Wilbur Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: size (20× in Wilbur Township) and jobs per worker (7.7× in Plainfield Township).

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Plainfield Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 4 people
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Wilbur Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBrule County · 80 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.

Plainfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.5% conserved land6.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Plainfield Township →
Wilbur TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts Outdoors34.7% conserved land7.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wilbur 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.

Size20×
Wilbur Township is the bigger place
Wilbur Township 80Plainfield Township 4
Jobs per worker7.7×
Plainfield Township is more of a job hub
Plainfield Township 1.00Wilbur Township 0.13
Bachelor’s degree++22 pts
More adults in Wilbur Township have a degree
Wilbur Township 22%Plainfield Township 0%
Homeowners+15.8 pts renters
Wilbur Township has more renters
Plainfield Township 100%Wilbur Township 84.2%
Conserved land+14.2 pts
Wilbur Township has more conserved land
Wilbur Township 34.7%Plainfield Township 20.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Plainfield Township and Wilbur Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Plainfield TownshipWilbur TownshipPlainfield TownshipWilbur Township
Plainfield Township ↔ Wilbur Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Plainfield TownshipNot graded AWilbur TownshipBetter than 86% of districts in the state
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
Plainfield TownshipWilbur Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low8°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Plainfield TownshipWilbur Township
Trails6 mi8 mi
Conserved land20.5%34.7%
Community
Plainfield TownshipWilbur 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.

Plainfield TownshipWilbur Township
People
Population 4Lowest 80Highest
Median age — 28.4±0.4 25% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 5%±33.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Wilbur Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 18.8%±42Highest SD: 18%
Wilbur Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100Lowest SD: 5% 32.5%±11.5Highest SD: 5%
Wilbur Township and Plainfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 76.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 84.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1976 4 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 10%±12.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Wilbur Township and Plainfield 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 22.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (20%)Kimball (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wilbur TownshipFew work in Plainfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.5%Lowest 34.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miLowest 7.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
Schools
School district —Kimball School District 07-2
High school in town —Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.0
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Plainfield Township

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Kimball Township106 people · $223K homes
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White Lake Township96 people · $417K homes
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Willow Lake Township32 people

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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