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Red Lake Township vs Smith Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.8× in Smith Township) and homeowners (+37.3 pts renters in Red Lake Township).

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Red Lake Township, SDA small town of 117Brule County · 117 people
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Smith Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 58 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 →
Smith TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.1% conserved land2.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Smith 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 bill2.8×
Tax bills are bigger in Smith Township
Smith Township $2,667Red Lake Township $952
Homeowners+37.3 pts renters
Red Lake Township has more renters
Smith Township 100%Red Lake Township 62.7%
Conserved land+35.3 pts
Smith Township has more conserved land
Smith Township 39.1%Red Lake Township 3.8%
Bachelor’s degree++34.1 pts
More adults in Red Lake Township have a degree
Red Lake Township 43.5%Smith Township 9.4%
Typical home built42 yrs
Smith Township’s homes are older
Red Lake Township 1980Smith Township 1938
Size2×
Red Lake Township is the bigger place
Red Lake Township 117Smith Township 58
★ What stands out · Where they are

Red Lake Township and Smith Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Red Lake TownshipSmith TownshipRed Lake TownshipSmith Township
Red Lake Township ↔ Smith Township5.9 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 TownshipSmith 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 TownshipSmith Township
Trails4 mi3 mi
Conserved land3.8%39.1%
Community
Red Lake TownshipSmith 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 TownshipSmith Township
People
Population 117Highest 58Lowest
Median age 34.9±7.6Lowest 8% below SD 57.5±47.2Highest 51% above SD
Smith 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%±21.3Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Red Lake Township and Smith 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% 39.7%±42.5Highest SD: 18%
Smith 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% 9.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.1 SD: 5% 0%±24.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,438±$34kLowest 22% below SD $68,333±$34kHighest 9% below SD
Smith 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±$23k 11% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $952Lowest 65% below SD $2,667Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest same as SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 12 min 31% below SD
Work from home 42.9%±37.4Highest SD: 9.7% 22.9%±27.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Red Lake Township and Smith 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 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (21%)Chamberlain (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Smith TownshipFew work in Red Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Lowest 39.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 2.7 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 0.4 0.4
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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