Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

C+Belle FourcheSafer than 41% of U.S. towns A−LennoxSafer than 81% of U.S. towns

Schools

CBelle FourcheBetter than 29% of districts in the state A−LennoxBetter than 84% of districts in the state

Health

B−Belle FourcheHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns A−LennoxHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Belle Fourche$2,070/mo

Typical home $340K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →

Lennox$2,030/mo

Typical home $326K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $745/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Belle FourcheLennox

Snow a year42″45″

January low13°F 9°F

July high87°F 85°F

Growing season (days)143d 157d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th 43rd

Outdoors & history

Belle FourcheLennox

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land1.8%—

National Register places16 1

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here10 —

Community

Belle FourcheLennox

Library hours a week40 hrs 38 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

358 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Belle FourcheSD LennoxSD

Belle Fourche ↔ Lennox358 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Belle FourcheLennox

People

Population 5,804Highest 2,468Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.4%Lowest SD: +8.9% +14.8%Highest SD: +8.9%

Median age 38.3±3.8Highest about the SD average 38±5.5Lowest about the SD average

Belle Fourche and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.1%±3.4Highest SD: 24.2% 24%±6.2Lowest SD: 24.2%

Belle Fourche and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.2%±3.7Highest SD: 18% 18.1%±4.9Lowest SD: 18%

Belle Fourche and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 24.1%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±2.2Highest SD: 5% 1.3%±1.1Lowest SD: 5%

Belle Fourche and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,071±$22kLowest 13% below SD $81,761±$6kHighest 9% above SD

Lennox and Belle Fourche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,500±$32kLowest 14% below SD $235,900±$29kHighest 8% below SD

Lennox and Belle Fourche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $983±$94Highest 4% above SD $745±$328Lowest 21% below SD

Belle Fourche and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,266Lowest 17% below SD $2,757Highest about the SD average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47%±16.4Lowest SD: 39.8% 64.8%±23.4Highest SD: 39.8%

Lennox and Belle Fourche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 9.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 74.3%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 2 yrs older than SD 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 45% above SD 23 minLowest 30% above SD

Work from home 4.3%±2.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.2%±5.9Highest SD: 9.7%

Lennox and Belle Fourche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 29.3%Highest 9.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Highest 0.65Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Spearfish (20%)Sioux Falls (55%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LennoxFew work in Belle Fourche

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.6Lowest 80.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #27 of 34 in SD—

School district Belle Fourche School District 09-1Lennox School District 41-4

High school in town Belle Fourche High School - 01Lennox High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 14.6Lowest 17.2Highest

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.

Belle Fourche vs Lennox

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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