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Willow Lake Township vs Hopper Township

23 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Hopper Township) and typical home built (73 yrs in Hopper Township).

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Willow Lake Township, SDA small town of 32Brule County · 32 people
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Hopper Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 39 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.

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.

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
Willow Lake TownshipHopper 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
Willow Lake TownshipHopper Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—14.4%
Community
Willow Lake TownshipHopper 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

23 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Willow Lake TownshipHopper TownshipWillow Lake TownshipHopper Township
Willow Lake Township ↔ Hopper Township23 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.

Willow Lake TownshipHopper Township
People
Population 32Lowest 39Highest
Median age 63.8±3.1Highest 68% above SD 59.9±17.5Lowest 58% above SD
Willow Lake Township and Hopper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±88.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 10.3%±69.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Hopper Township and Willow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.9%±100Lowest SD: 18% 28.2%±77.4Highest SD: 18%
Hopper Township and Willow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 14.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 15.6%±33.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±36.3Lowest SD: 5%
Willow Lake Township and Hopper 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 —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $430,000±$238k 67% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $700Lowest 74% below SD $1,458Highest 46% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 15.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 40.7%±17Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Willow Lake Township and Hopper 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 46.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oacoma (12%)Sioux Falls (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hopper TownshipFew work in Willow Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19%Highest 14.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.2Highest
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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