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Big Stone Township vs Lockwood Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (29.5× in Big Stone Township) and trails (8× in Big Stone Township).

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Big Stone Township, SDAn outdoors townGrant County · 426 people
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Lockwood Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 314 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.

Big Stone TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.4% conserved land1.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Big Stone Township →
Lockwood TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.3% conserved land0.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Lockwood 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 worker29.5×
Big Stone Township is more of a job hub
Big Stone Township 1.18Lockwood Township 0.04
Trails8×
Big Stone Township has more miles of trail
Big Stone Township 1.6 miLockwood Township 0.2 mi
Age 65++42.8 pts
Lockwood Township has more people 65 and up
Lockwood Township 48.4%Big Stone Township 5.6%
Median age30.4 yrs
Lockwood Township skews older
Lockwood Township 63Big Stone Township 32.6
Seasonal homes+50.2 pts
Lockwood Township has more second homes
Lockwood Township 50.2%Big Stone Township 0%
Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Lockwood Township
Lockwood Township $2,707Big Stone Township $1,428
★ What stands out · Where they are

Big Stone Township and Lockwood Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Big Stone TownshipLockwood TownshipBig Stone TownshipLockwood Township
Big Stone Township ↔ Lockwood Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Lockwood 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.

Big Stone Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $332K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Lockwood Township$2,050/mo
Typical home $348K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Lockwood Township and Big Stone 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
Big Stone TownshipLockwood Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th70th
Outdoors & history
Big Stone TownshipLockwood Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land13.4%32.3%
National Register places1—
Archive photos3—
Community
Big Stone TownshipLockwood 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.

Big Stone TownshipLockwood Township
People
Population 426Highest 314Lowest
Median age 32.6±20.8Lowest 14% below SD 63±7.4Highest 66% above SD
Kids under 18 22.3%±11.1Highest SD: 24.2% 6.7%±6.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Big Stone Township and Lockwood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.6%±6.6Lowest SD: 18% 48.4%±6.8Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.3Lowest SD: 5% 4.1%±3.1Highest SD: 5%
Lockwood Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,759±$11kHighest 48% above SD $87,969±$7kLowest 17% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $331,600±$98kLowest 29% above SD $348,300±$46kHighest 35% above SD
Lockwood Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,428Lowest 48% below SD $2,707Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0.2%Lowest SD: 11.9% 22%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 99.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than SD 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 22% below SD 25 minHighest 41% above SD
Work from home 0%±3.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 23.7%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 7.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.18Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (42%)Milbank (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lockwood TownshipFew work in Big Stone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.4%Lowest 32.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 2.0Highest
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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