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Waldro Township vs Willow Lake Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: typical home built (28 yrs in Waldro Township) and size (2.8× in Waldro Township).

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Waldro Township, SDA small town of 89Brule County · 89 people
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Willow Lake Township, SDA small town of 32Brule County · 32 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.

Waldro TownshipA small town of 89
Quiet strengthsWaldro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Waldro Township →
Willow Lake TownshipA small town of 32
Quiet strengthsWillow Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Willow Lake 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.

Typical home built28 yrs
Waldro Township’s homes are older
Willow Lake Township 2011Waldro Township 1983
Size2.8×
Waldro Township is the bigger place
Waldro Township 89Willow Lake Township 32
Street grid+67%
Willow Lake Township has the more walkable street grid
Willow Lake Township 0.5Waldro Township 0.3
Bachelor’s degree++11.3 pts
More adults in Waldro Township have a degree
Waldro Township 26.1%Willow Lake Township 14.8%
Conserved land+9.1 pts
Waldro Township has more conserved land
Waldro Township 28.1%Willow Lake Township 19%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Waldro Township and Willow Lake Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Waldro TownshipWillow Lake TownshipWaldro TownshipWillow Lake Township
Waldro Township ↔ Willow Lake Township7.6 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
Waldro TownshipWillow Lake Township
Snow a year43″38″
January low9°F8°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Community
Waldro TownshipWillow Lake 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.

Waldro TownshipWillow Lake Township
People
Population 89Highest 32Lowest
Median age 42.2±45.3Lowest 11% above SD 63.8±3.1Highest 68% above SD
Willow Lake Township and Waldro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 48.3%±62.9Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±88.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Waldro Township and Willow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.5%±37.7Lowest SD: 18% 21.9%±100Highest SD: 18%
Willow Lake Township and Waldro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 14.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.9Lowest SD: 5% 15.6%±33.8Highest SD: 5%
Willow Lake Township and Waldro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $99,500±$29k 33% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $700 74% below SD
Below poverty line 79.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than SD 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 38.1%±39.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 40.7%±17Highest SD: 9.7%
Willow Lake Township and Waldro 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 110.8 miHighest 46.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (20%)Oacoma (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Willow Lake TownshipFew work in Waldro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 28.1%Highest 19%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 0.3Lowest 0.5Highest
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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