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Sherman Township vs White

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (48.2× in White) and trails (8× in Sherman Township).

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Sherman Township, SDA small town of 195Brookings County · 195 people
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White, SDA small town of 484South Dakota · 484 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.

Sherman TownshipA small town of 195
Quiet strengthsSherman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sherman Township →
WhiteA small town of 484
Quiet strengthsWhite doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about White →
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.

Street grid48.2×
White has the more walkable street grid
White 43.4Sherman Township 0.9
Trails8×
Sherman Township has more miles of trail
Sherman Township 0.8 miWhite 0.1 mi
Homeowners+26 pts renters
White has more renters
Sherman Township 100%White 74%
Typical home built37 yrs
Sherman Township’s homes are older
White 1975Sherman Township 1938
Average commute7 min
Sherman Township has the shorter commute
White 27 minSherman Township 20 min
Size2.5×
White is the bigger place
White 484Sherman Township 195
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sherman Township and White share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Sherman TownshipWhiteSherman TownshipWhite
Sherman Township ↔ White3.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2 Sherman Township residents work in White (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Sherman Township →
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
B−Sherman TownshipBetter than 52% of districts in the state B−WhiteBetter than 52% 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
Sherman TownshipWhite
Snow a year36″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Community
Sherman TownshipWhite
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.

Sherman TownshipWhite
People
Population 195Lowest 484Highest
Median age 56.2±16.8Highest 48% above SD 33.2±8.8Lowest 13% below SD
Sherman Township and White are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.5%±9.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.4%±4.5Highest SD: 24.2%
White and Sherman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.5%±16.7Highest SD: 18% 10.1%±3.7Lowest SD: 18%
Sherman Township and White are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±7.1Lowest SD: 5% 3.9%±2.4Highest SD: 5%
White and Sherman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,886±$26kLowest 18% below SD $67,639±$21kHighest 10% below SD
White and Sherman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $128,800±$19k 50% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $693±$109 27% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,074 24% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 22.2%±33.8 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 74%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1975Highest 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% above SD 27 minHighest 52% above SD
Work from home 58%±54.6Highest SD: 9.7% 8.5%±4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Sherman Township and White are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (58%)Brookings (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in WhiteFew work in Sherman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 43.4Highest
Schools
School district Deubrook Area School District 05-6Deubrook Area School District 05-6
High school in town None in townDeubrook High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.4
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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