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Blom Township vs Letcher Township

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.8× in Letcher Township) and jobs per worker (3.8× in Blom Township).

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Blom Township, SDA small town of 65Deuel County · 65 people
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Letcher Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 102 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.

Blom TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsBlom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blom 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.

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
Blom TownshipLetcher Township
Snow a year61″41″
January low2°F9°F
July high80°F87°F
Growing season (days)146d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th45th
Outdoors & history
Blom TownshipLetcher Township
Trails2 mi8 mi
Conserved land0%14.3%
Famous people born here—1
Community
Blom TownshipLetcher 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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blom Township ↔ Letcher Township86 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.

Blom TownshipLetcher Township
People
Population 65Lowest 102Highest
Median age 50.5±8Highest 33% above SD 49.9±18Lowest 31% above SD
Blom Township and Letcher Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.2%±35Lowest SD: 24.2% 27.5%±18.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Letcher Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.7%±52.7Lowest SD: 18% 32.4%±20.6Highest SD: 18%
Letcher Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34%Highest SD: 31.9% 32.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.2%±9.3Highest SD: 5% 2.9%±10.9Lowest SD: 5%
Blom Township and Letcher Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $130,547±$22kHighest 74% above SD $105,417±$38kLowest 40% above SD
Blom Township and Letcher Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $541,700±$111k 110% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,167 16% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 26% above SD 25 minHighest 42% above SD
Work from home 0%±18.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 27.9%±25.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Letcher Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.26Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (20%)Woonsocket (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Letcher TownshipFew work in Blom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 14.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 8.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 2.6Highest
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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