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Sterling Township vs Brule Township

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (17× in Sterling Township) and property tax bill (2.9× in Sterling Township).

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Sterling Township, SDA small town of 345Brookings County · 345 people
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Brule Township, SDA small town of 254Union County · 254 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.

Sterling TownshipA small town of 345
Quiet strengthsSterling Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sterling Township →
Brule TownshipA small town of 254
Quiet strengthsBrule Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brule 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.

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
Sterling TownshipBrule Township
Snow a year36″37″
January low4°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)145d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th45th
Outdoors & history
Sterling TownshipBrule Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.3%—
National Register places22
Community
Sterling TownshipBrule 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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sterling Township ↔ Brule Township112 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.

Sterling TownshipBrule Township
People
Population 345Highest 254Lowest
Median age 51.5±6.5Lowest 36% above SD 55.5±4.4Highest 46% above SD
Brule Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.3%±21.6Highest SD: 24.2% 5.5%±12.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Sterling Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.6%±12.5Lowest SD: 18% 16.1%±11.8Highest SD: 18%
Brule Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 14.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±5.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.6Lowest SD: 5%
Sterling Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $144,318±$8kLowest 92% above SD $250,001Highest 233% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $558,800±$186k 117% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,133Highest 52% above SD $1,407Lowest 48% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 10% below SD 17 minHighest 4% below SD
Work from home 5.1%±7.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Sterling Township and Brule Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (46%)Elk Point (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brule TownshipFew work in Sterling Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
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 1.3Lowest 1.6Highest
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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