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Wilbur Township vs Gales Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (15.8× in Wilbur Township) and homeowners (+34.2 pts renters in Gales Township).

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Wilbur Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBrule County · 80 people
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Gales Township, SDA small town of 57Aurora County · 57 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.

Wilbur TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts Outdoors34.7% conserved land7.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wilbur Township →
Gales TownshipA small town of 57
Quiet strengthsGales Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gales Township →
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.

Trails15.8×
Wilbur Township has more miles of trail
Wilbur Township 7.9 miGales Township 0.5 mi
Homeowners+34.2 pts renters
Gales Township has more renters
Wilbur Township 84.2%Gales Township 50%
In college+30.7 pts
Wilbur Township is more of a college town
Wilbur Township 32.5%Gales Township 1.8%
Typical home built35 yrs
Wilbur Township’s homes are older
Gales Township 2011Wilbur Township 1976
Bachelor’s degree++16.4 pts
More adults in Wilbur Township have a degree
Wilbur Township 22%Gales Township 5.6%
Street grid+75%
Gales Township has the more walkable street grid
Gales Township 0.7Wilbur Township 0.4
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wilbur Township and Gales Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wilbur TownshipGales TownshipWilbur TownshipGales Township
Wilbur Township ↔ Gales Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Schools
AWilbur TownshipBetter than 86% of districts in the state –Gales TownshipNot graded
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 TownshipGales Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low8°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th48th
Outdoors & history
Wilbur TownshipGales Township
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land34.7%—
Community
Wilbur TownshipGales 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.

Wilbur TownshipGales Township
People
Population 80Highest 57Lowest
Median age 28.4±0.4Lowest 25% below SD 28.5±47Highest 25% below SD
Gales 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% 31.6%±40.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Gales 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%±42Highest SD: 18% 17.5%±50Lowest SD: 18%
Wilbur Township and Gales 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% 5.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 32.5%±11.5Highest SD: 5% 1.8%±17.8Lowest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $80,500±$3k 7% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $187,500±$57k 27% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,000 27% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 76.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 5.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 50%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than SD 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 64 min 262% above SD
Work from home 10%±12.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.2%±18.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Gales 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 miLowest 33.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (20%)White Lake (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gales TownshipFew work in Wilbur Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 34.7%Lowest 47.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.7Highest
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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