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Becker Township vs Lee Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.7× in Lee Township) and trails (8× in Becker Township).

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Becker Township, SDA small town of 118Roberts County · 118 people
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Lee Township, SDA small town of 47Roberts County · 47 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.

Becker TownshipA small town of 118
Quiet strengthsBecker Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Becker Township →
Lee TownshipA small town of 47
Quiet strengthsLee Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lee 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 worker11.7×
Lee Township is more of a job hub
Lee Township 0.35Becker Township 0.03
Trails8×
Becker Township has more miles of trail
Becker Township 5.6 miLee Township 0.7 mi
Bachelor’s degree++14.2 pts
More adults in Lee Township have a degree
Lee Township 34.2%Becker Township 20%
Size2.5×
Becker Township is the bigger place
Becker Township 118Lee Township 47
★ What stands out · Where they are

Becker Township and Lee Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Becker TownshipLee TownshipBecker TownshipLee Township
Becker Township ↔ Lee Township7.2 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
Becker TownshipLee Township
Snow a year44″51″
January low1°F3°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)141d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th70th
Outdoors & history
Becker TownshipLee Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land5.3%—
Community
Becker TownshipLee 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.

Becker TownshipLee Township
People
Population 118Highest 47Lowest
Median age 58.5±34.2Highest 54% above SD 55.8±46.1Lowest 47% above SD
Becker Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±25.3Highest SD: 24.2% 19.1%±53.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Becker Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.4%±23.6Lowest SD: 18% 46.8%±72.6Highest SD: 18%
Lee Township and Becker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest SD: 31.9% 34.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12 SD: 5% 0%±30.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,344±$98kHighest 36% above SD $36,635±$14kLowest 51% below SD
Becker Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $282,500±$162k 10% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Highest 59% below SD $992Lowest 64% 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 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 min 19% below SD —
Work from home 12.5%±7.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Becker Township and Lee 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 24.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wilmot (23%)Wilmot (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lee TownshipFew work in Becker Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Lowest 9.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0
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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