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Wilbur Township vs Allen Township

62 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.4× in Allen Township) and street grid (4.3× in Allen Township).

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Wilbur Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBrule County · 80 people
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Allen Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 108 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 · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Wilbur TownshipAllen Township
Snow a year38″44″
January low8°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)153d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th41st
Outdoors & history
Wilbur TownshipAllen Township
Trails8 mi4 mi
Conserved land34.7%29.4%
Community
Wilbur TownshipAllen 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

62 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wilbur Township ↔ Allen Township62 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.

Wilbur TownshipAllen Township
People
Population 80Lowest 108Highest
Median age 28.4±0.4Lowest 25% below SD 29.5±2.7Highest 22% below SD
Allen Township and Wilbur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5%±33.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 35.2%±28.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Allen Township and Wilbur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±42Lowest SD: 18% 20.4%±22.4Highest SD: 18%
Allen Township and Wilbur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 32.5%±11.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±13.1Lowest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $92,656±$81k 23% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $241,700±$169k 6% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,841 32% below SD
Below poverty line 76.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 4.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 93.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 12 min 34% below SD
Work from home 10%±12.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.3%±15Highest SD: 9.7%
Allen Township and Wilbur 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 25.8 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 1.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (20%)Huron (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Allen TownshipFew work in Wilbur Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 34.7%Highest 29.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miHighest 4.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.7Highest
Schools
School district Kimball School District 07-2—
High school in town Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15—
Students per teacherat that high school 16.0 —
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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