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Red Lake Township vs Liberty Township

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.5× in Liberty Township) and property tax bill (+90% in Liberty Township).

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Red Lake Township, SDA small town of 117Brule County · 117 people
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Liberty Township, SDA small town of 156Beadle County · 156 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.

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 →
Liberty TownshipA small town of 156
Quiet strengthsLiberty Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Liberty 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.

★ 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.

Red Lake Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $229K (Census) · tax rate 0.42% · Housing →
Liberty Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $214K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Red Lake TownshipLiberty Township
Snow a year43″44″
January low9°F6°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th51st
Outdoors & history
Red Lake TownshipLiberty Township
Trails4 mi3 mi
Conserved land3.8%6%
National Register places—1
Community
Red Lake TownshipLiberty 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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Red Lake Township ↔ Liberty Township80 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.

Red Lake TownshipLiberty Township
People
Population 117Lowest 156Highest
Median age 34.9±7.6Lowest 8% below SD 37.4±14.3Highest about the SD average
Liberty 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% 33.3%±20Highest SD: 24.2%
Liberty 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% 21.2%±17.1Highest SD: 18%
Liberty 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% 40.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.1 SD: 5% 0%±9.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,438±$34kLowest 22% below SD $113,571±$48kHighest 51% above SD
Liberty 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±$23kHighest 11% below SD $213,500±$38kLowest 17% below SD
Red Lake Township and Liberty Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $952Lowest 65% below SD $1,813Highest 33% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 2.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 70.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest same as SD 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 28 min 56% above SD
Work from home 42.9%±37.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±13.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Red Lake Township and Liberty 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 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (21%)Huron (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Liberty TownshipFew work in Red Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Lowest 6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 3.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.4Highest
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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