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Wilbur Township vs Highland Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.4× in Highland Township) and median age (23.7 yrs in Highland Township).

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Wilbur Township, SDKnown for its schoolsBrule County · 80 people
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Highland Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 51 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 →
Highland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.8% conserved land15 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Highland 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.

Jobs per worker15.4×
Highland Township is more of a job hub
Highland Township 2.00Wilbur Township 0.13
Median age23.7 yrs
Highland Township skews older
Highland Township 52.1Wilbur Township 28.4
Bachelor’s degree++25.2 pts
More adults in Highland Township have a degree
Highland Township 47.2%Wilbur Township 22%
Street grid2×
Wilbur Township has the more walkable street grid
Wilbur Township 0.4Highland Township 0.2
Trails+94%
Highland Township has more miles of trail
Highland Township 15.3 miWilbur Township 7.9 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wilbur Township and Highland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wilbur TownshipHighland TownshipWilbur TownshipHighland Township
Wilbur Township ↔ Highland Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 –Highland 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 TownshipHighland Township
Snow a year38″42″
January low8°F11°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)153d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Wilbur TownshipHighland Township
Trails8 mi15 mi
Conserved land34.7%40.8%
Community
Wilbur TownshipHighland 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 TownshipHighland Township
People
Population 80Highest 51Lowest
Median age 28.4±0.4Lowest 25% below SD 52.1±7.2Highest 37% above SD
Kids under 18 5%±33.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 11.8%±48.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Highland 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% 25.5%±58.7Highest SD: 18%
Highland 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 47.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 32.5%±11.5Highest SD: 5% 23.5%±30.7Lowest SD: 5%
Wilbur Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $132,500±$75k 76% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,950 28% below SD
Below poverty line 76.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 81.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 57% below SD
Work from home 10%±12.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±27Lowest SD: 9.7%
Wilbur Township and Highland 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 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 2.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kimball (20%)Platte (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Highland TownshipFew work in Wilbur Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 34.7%Lowest 40.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.2Lowest
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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