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Winsor Township vs Laketon Township

Next-door neighbors in Brookings County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (24× in Winsor Township) and trails (7× in Laketon Township).

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Winsor Township, SDA small town of 190Brookings County · 190 people
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Laketon Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 149 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.

Winsor TownshipA small town of 190
Quiet strengthsWinsor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winsor Township →
Laketon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.2% conserved land2.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Laketon 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.

Jobs per worker24×
Winsor Township is more of a job hub
Winsor Township 0.24Laketon Township 0.01
Trails7×
Laketon Township has more miles of trail
Laketon Township 2.1 miWinsor Township 0.3 mi
Seasonal homes+53.5 pts
Laketon Township has more second homes
Laketon Township 53.5%Winsor Township 0%
Conserved land+24.2 pts
Laketon Township has more conserved land
Laketon Township 41.2%Winsor Township 17%
Homeowners+18.7 pts renters
Winsor Township has more renters
Laketon Township 100%Winsor Township 81.3%
Typical home built15 yrs
Laketon Township’s homes are older
Winsor Township 1988Laketon Township 1973
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $680 more a month in Winsor Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Winsor Township$2,670/mo
Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Laketon Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $680 a month, about $8,200 a year, between Winsor Township and Laketon Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Winsor Township and Laketon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Winsor TownshipLaketon TownshipWinsor TownshipLaketon Township
Winsor Township ↔ Laketon Township7.3 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
Winsor TownshipLaketon Township
Snow a year36″34″
January low4°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)145d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th57th
Outdoors & history
Winsor TownshipLaketon Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—41.2%
Community
Winsor TownshipLaketon 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.

Winsor TownshipLaketon Township
People
Population 190Highest 149Lowest
Median age 35.2±31.6Lowest 7% below SD 60.8±4.6Highest 60% above SD
Laketon Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.8%±19Highest SD: 24.2% 9.4%±22.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Winsor Township and Laketon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.3%±15.1Lowest SD: 18% 29.5%±18.4Highest SD: 18%
Laketon Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 28.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.4 SD: 5% 0%±9.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,789±$49kLowest 68% above SD $160,721±$90kHighest 114% above SD
Laketon Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $395,200±$231kHighest 54% above SD $342,000±$38kLowest 33% above SD
Winsor Township and Laketon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,300 16% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than SD 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 65% above SD 26 minLowest 45% above SD
Work from home 20%±19.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±13Lowest SD: 9.7%
Winsor Township and Laketon 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 18.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (47%)Brookings (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Laketon TownshipFew work in Winsor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17%Lowest 41.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.8Lowest
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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