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Red Lake Township vs Brule Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.3× in Brule Township) and home values (+81% in Brule Township).

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Red Lake Township, SDA small town of 117Brule County · 117 people
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Brule Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 93 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.

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 →
Brule TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14% conserved land4.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Brule 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.

Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Brule Township
Brule Township $2,231Red Lake Township $952
Home values+81%
Homes cost more in Brule Township
Brule Township $413,600Red Lake Township $228,600
Homeowners+37.3 pts renters
Red Lake Township has more renters
Brule Township 100%Red Lake Township 62.7%
Bachelor’s degree++18.1 pts
More adults in Red Lake Township have a degree
Red Lake Township 43.5%Brule Township 25.4%
Conserved land+10.2 pts
Brule Township has more conserved land
Brule Township 14%Red Lake Township 3.8%
Typical home built13 yrs
Red Lake Township’s homes are older
Brule Township 1993Red Lake Township 1980
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,080 more a month in Brule Township

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.

Red Lake Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $229K (Census) · tax rate 0.42% · Housing →
Brule Township$2,350/mo
Typical home $414K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · Housing →

The difference: $1,080 a month, about $12,900 a year, between Brule Township and Red Lake 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.

Where they are

Red Lake Township and Brule Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Red Lake TownshipBrule TownshipRed Lake TownshipBrule Township
Red Lake Township ↔ Brule Township6.2 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
Red Lake TownshipBrule 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
Red Lake TownshipBrule Township
Trails4 mi4 mi
Conserved land3.8%14%
Community
Red Lake TownshipBrule 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.

Red Lake TownshipBrule Township
People
Population 117Highest 93Lowest
Median age 34.9±7.6Lowest 8% below SD 39.3±6.5Highest 3% above SD
Brule 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 27.4%±21.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.3%±25.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Brule Township and Red Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6%±29.4Lowest SD: 18% 26.9%±33.1Highest SD: 18%
Brule 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+ 43.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 25.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.1 SD: 5% 0%±15.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,438±$34kLowest 22% below SD $153,500±$64kHighest 104% above SD
Brule Township and Red Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $228,600±$23kLowest 11% below SD $413,600±$71kHighest 61% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $952Lowest 65% below SD $2,231Highest 18% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest same as SD 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 42.9%±37.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±30.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Red Lake Township and Brule 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 14.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (21%)Chamberlain (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brule TownshipFew work in Red Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Lowest 14%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 4.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Red Lake Township

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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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