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Willow Lake Township vs Plainfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: size (8× in Willow Lake Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+14.8 pts in Willow Lake Township).

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Willow Lake Township, SDA small town of 32Brule County · 32 people
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Plainfield Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 4 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.

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 →
Plainfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.5% conserved land6.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Plainfield 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.

Size8×
Willow Lake Township is the bigger place
Willow Lake Township 32Plainfield Township 4
Bachelor’s degree++14.8 pts
More adults in Willow Lake Township have a degree
Willow Lake Township 14.8%Plainfield Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Willow Lake Township and Plainfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Willow Lake TownshipPlainfield TownshipWillow Lake TownshipPlainfield Township
Willow Lake Township ↔ Plainfield Township7.1 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
Willow Lake TownshipPlainfield Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low8°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Willow Lake TownshipPlainfield Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—20.5%
Community
Willow Lake TownshipPlainfield 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.

Willow Lake TownshipPlainfield Township
People
Population 32Highest 4Lowest
Median age 63.8±3.1 68% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±88.4 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 21.9%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Willow Lake Township and Plainfield 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% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 15.6%±33.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±100Lowest SD: 5%
Willow Lake Township and Plainfield 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 —
Property taxmedian, yearly $700 74% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011 31 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 40.7%±17Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Willow Lake Township and Plainfield 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 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oacoma (12%)Kimball (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plainfield TownshipFew work in Willow Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19%Lowest 20.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 6.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5 0.5
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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