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Split Rock Township vs Brandon Township

Next-door neighbors in Minnehaha County. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Split Rock Township) and size (5.9× in Split Rock Township).

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Split Rock Township, SDKnown for its schoolsMinnehaha County · 3,143 people
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Brandon Township, SDA small town of 536Minnehaha County · 536 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.

Brandon TownshipA small town of 536
Quiet strengthsBrandon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brandon 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $910 more a month in Split Rock 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.

Split Rock Township$3,010/mo
Typical home $500K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $987/mo · Housing →
Brandon Township$2,100/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · Housing →

The difference: $910 a month, about $11,000 a year, between Split Rock Township and Brandon 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

Split Rock Township and Brandon Township share a border

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

Split Rock TownshipBrandon TownshipSplit Rock TownshipBrandon Township
Split Rock Township ↔ Brandon Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Brandon Township residents work in Split Rock Township (1.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Brandon 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.

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
Split Rock TownshipBrandon Township
Snow a year49″49″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th28th
Outdoors & history
Split Rock TownshipBrandon Township
Trails6 mi2 mi
Conserved land3.8%0%
National Register places11
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—3
Community
Split Rock TownshipBrandon 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.

Split Rock TownshipBrandon Township
People
Population 3,143Highest 536Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.5%Lowest SD: +8.9% +4.7%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 49.3±9.7Highest 30% above SD 38.3±13.5Lowest about the SD average
Split Rock Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±5.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 29.1%±6.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Brandon Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.1%±4.9Highest SD: 18% 16.8%±7.3Lowest SD: 18%
Split Rock Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 34.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.3Lowest SD: 5% 8.8%±6.3Highest SD: 5%
Brandon Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $147,717±$28kHighest 97% above SD $114,271±$49kLowest 52% above SD
Split Rock Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $499,600±$51kHighest 94% above SD $346,400±$96kLowest 35% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $987±$424 4% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,741Highest 74% above SD $3,429Lowest 26% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.3%±36.1Lowest SD: 39.8% 21.6%±52.8Highest SD: 39.8%
Brandon Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than SD 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 4% above SD 25 minHighest 40% above SD
Work from home 12.1%±5.8Highest SD: 9.7% 3.5%±5.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Split Rock Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (72%)Sioux Falls (67%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brandon Township2% work in Split Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.2Highest 1.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #4 of 34 in SD—
School district Brandon Valley School District 49-2—
High school in town None in town—
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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