Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Warner Township vs New Hope Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.8× in Warner Township) and median age (25.2 yrs in Warner Township).

×
Warner Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 282 people
N ×
New Hope Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 80 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.

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 · Where they are

Warner Township and New Hope Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Warner TownshipNew Hope TownshipWarner TownshipNew Hope Township
Warner Township ↔ New Hope Township7.4 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
Warner TownshipNew Hope Township
Snow a year34″43″
January low—1°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th38th
Outdoors & history
Warner TownshipNew Hope Township
Conserved land16.2%41.4%
National Register places2—
Community
Warner TownshipNew Hope 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.

Warner TownshipNew Hope Township
People
Population 282Highest 80Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -18.4% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 65.3±6Highest 72% above SD 40.1±5.3Lowest 6% above SD
Kids under 18 12.4%±10.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 37.5%±26.1Highest SD: 24.2%
New Hope Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.1%±3.8Highest SD: 18% 16.3%±40.7Lowest SD: 18%
Warner Township and New Hope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±5Highest SD: 5% 0%±17.7Lowest SD: 5%
Warner Township and New Hope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,028±$49k 19% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$38k 34% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Highest 45% below SD $1,205Lowest 56% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than SD 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 12% above SD 22 minHighest 26% above SD
Work from home 6.7%±11.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 28.9%±33.5Highest SD: 9.7%
New Hope Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (51%)Aberdeen (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in New Hope TownshipFew work in Warner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.2%Lowest 41.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 24.9 miHighest 24.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Warner Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Warner Township’s Town Square.

New Hope Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to New Hope Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Warner Township and New Hope Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Warner Township

Towns like Warner Township

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.

Post to Warner Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in