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Woonsocket Township vs Warner Township

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.7× in Woonsocket Township) and property tax bill (+63% in Woonsocket Township).

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Woonsocket Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 184 people
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Warner Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 282 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Woonsocket 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.

Woonsocket Township$1,190/mo
Typical home $189K (Census) · tax rate 1.30% · Housing →
Warner Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Woonsocket Township and Warner 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.

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
Woonsocket TownshipWarner Township
Snow a year26″34″
January low5°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)140d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th38th
Outdoors & history
Woonsocket TownshipWarner Township
Trails9 mi25 mi
Conserved land26.4%16.2%
National Register places—2
Community
Woonsocket TownshipWarner 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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Woonsocket Township ↔ Warner Township88 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.

Woonsocket TownshipWarner Township
People
Population 184Lowest 282Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -18.4% SD: +8.9%
Median age 65.1±9.7Lowest 71% above SD 65.3±6Highest 72% above SD
Warner Township and Woonsocket Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.5%±11.6Highest SD: 24.2% 12.4%±10.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Woonsocket Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.1%±21.5 SD: 18% 51.1%±3.8 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 19.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.7Lowest SD: 5% 2.1%±5Highest SD: 5%
Warner Township and Woonsocket Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,726±$31kHighest 41% above SD $89,028±$49kLowest 19% above SD
Woonsocket Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,700±$14kHighest 27% below SD $168,800±$38kLowest 34% below SD
Woonsocket Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,444Highest 10% below SD $1,500Lowest 45% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 21.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 95.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1975Highest 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 15% below SD 20 minHighest 12% above SD
Work from home 47.6%±30.5Highest SD: 9.7% 6.7%±11.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Woonsocket Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.71Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Woonsocket (21%)Aberdeen (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Warner TownshipFew work in Woonsocket Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.4%Highest 16.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.8 miLowest 24.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 0.9Lowest
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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