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Spring Creek Township vs Parnell Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: work from home (+26.7 pts in Parnell Township) and home values (+74% in Spring Creek Township).

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Spring Creek Township, SDA small town of 33Moody County · 33 people
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Parnell Township, SDA small town of 131Brookings County · 131 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.

Spring Creek TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsSpring Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Creek Township →
Parnell TownshipA small town of 131
Quiet strengthsParnell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Parnell 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.

Work from home+26.7 pts
More people work from home in Parnell Township
Parnell Township 30.9%Spring Creek Township 4.2%
Home values+74%
Homes cost more in Spring Creek Township
Spring Creek Township $596,200Parnell Township $342,300
Size4×
Parnell Township is the bigger place
Parnell Township 131Spring Creek Township 33
Average commute11 min
Spring Creek Township has the shorter commute
Parnell Township 19 minSpring Creek Township 8 min
Bachelor’s degree++20.7 pts
More adults in Parnell Township have a degree
Parnell Township 32.2%Spring Creek Township 11.5%
Jobs per worker+71%
Spring Creek Township is more of a job hub
Spring Creek Township 1.13Parnell Township 0.66
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,370 more a month in Spring Creek 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.

Spring Creek Township$3,420/mo
Typical home $596K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →
Parnell Township$2,060/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · Housing →

The difference: $1,370 a month, about $16,400 a year, between Spring Creek Township and Parnell 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

Spring Creek Township and Parnell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Creek TownshipParnell TownshipSpring Creek TownshipParnell Township
Spring Creek Township ↔ Parnell Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Spring Creek TownshipParnell Township
Snow a year40″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th40th
Outdoors & history
Spring Creek TownshipParnell Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Spring Creek TownshipParnell 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.

Spring Creek TownshipParnell Township
People
Population 33Lowest 131Highest
Median age 58.2±16.9Highest 53% above SD 42±10.9Lowest 11% above SD
Spring Creek Township and Parnell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±84.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.8%±16.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Parnell Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.1%±96.1Lowest SD: 18% 19.1%±19.4Highest SD: 18%
Parnell Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 32.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9 SD: 5% 0%±10.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $86,250±$23k 15% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $596,200±$124kHighest 132% above SD $342,300±$130kLowest 33% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,583Highest 32% above SD $3,161Lowest 16% above SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Highest 27 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 53% below SD 19 minHighest 6% above SD
Work from home 4.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 30.9%±9.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.66Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (26%)Brookings (56%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Parnell TownshipFew work in Spring Creek Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.3Highest
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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