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Sun Prairie Township vs Brookfield Township

Next-door neighbors in McCook County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+90% in Sun Prairie Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+47 pts in Sun Prairie Township).

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Sun Prairie Township, SDAn outdoors townMcCook County · 216 people
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Brookfield Township, SDA small town of 232McCook County · 232 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.

Sun Prairie TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.7% conserved land7.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sun Prairie Township →
Brookfield TownshipA small town of 232
Quiet strengthsBrookfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brookfield 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.

Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Sun Prairie Township
Sun Prairie Township $4,269Brookfield Township $2,250
Bachelor’s degree++47 pts
More adults in Sun Prairie Township have a degree
Sun Prairie Township 48.6%Brookfield Township 1.6%
Typical home built20 yrs
Brookfield Township’s homes are older
Sun Prairie Township 1982Brookfield Township 1962
Homeowners+12.7 pts renters
Brookfield Township has more renters
Sun Prairie Township 100%Brookfield Township 87.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Sun Prairie 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.

Sun Prairie Township$2,850/mo
Typical home $476K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →
Brookfield Township$2,010/mo
Typical home $348K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Sun Prairie Township and Brookfield 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

Sun Prairie Township and Brookfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sun Prairie TownshipBrookfield TownshipSun Prairie TownshipBrookfield Township
Sun Prairie Township ↔ Brookfield Township6.0 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
Sun Prairie TownshipBrookfield Township
Snow a year36″31″
January low6°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)143d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Outdoors & history
Sun Prairie TownshipBrookfield Township
Trails8 mi9 mi
Conserved land12.7%6.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Sun Prairie TownshipBrookfield 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.

Sun Prairie TownshipBrookfield Township
People
Population 216Lowest 232Highest
Median age 41.6±18.1Lowest 9% above SD 63.3±3.9Highest 67% above SD
Brookfield Township and Sun Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.6%±19.1Highest SD: 24.2% 6.9%±10.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Sun Prairie Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.6%±13.6Lowest SD: 18% 26.7%±15.8Highest SD: 18%
Brookfield Township and Sun Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 1.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±5.3Lowest SD: 5% 12.1%±10.1Highest SD: 5%
Brookfield Township and Sun Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,989±$38kHighest 16% above SD $84,423±$38kLowest 12% above SD
Sun Prairie Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $476,100±$79kHighest 85% above SD $347,500±$161kLowest 35% above SD
Sun Prairie Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,269Highest 57% above SD $2,250Lowest 17% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 19 minHighest 8% above SD
Work from home 11.8%±7.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 18%±15.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Brookfield Township and Sun Prairie 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 33.8 miHighest 33.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24 0.24
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (26%)Sioux Falls (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brookfield TownshipFew work in Sun Prairie Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.7%Highest 6.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.5 miLowest 9.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
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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