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Cedar Butte Township vs Lynn Township

246 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.8× in Lynn Township) and street grid (5.5× in Lynn Township).

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Cedar Butte Township, SDA small town of 77Pennington County · 77 people
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Lynn Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 40 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.

Cedar Butte TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsCedar Butte Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cedar Butte 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Lynn 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.

Cedar Butte Township$930/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →
Lynn Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 1.49% · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Lynn Township and Cedar Butte 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
Cedar Butte TownshipLynn Township
Snow a year30″43″
January low9°F2°F
July high89°F81°F
Growing season (days)141d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th18th
Outdoors & history
Cedar Butte TownshipLynn Township
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.1%25.8%
Community
Cedar Butte TownshipLynn 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

246 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cedar Butte Township ↔ Lynn Township246 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.

Cedar Butte TownshipLynn Township
People
Population 77Highest 40Lowest
Median age 49.6±16.2Highest 31% above SD 49.3±14.9Lowest 30% above SD
Cedar Butte Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.4%±34.8Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±70.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Cedar Butte Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.9%±39.9Highest SD: 18% 2.5%±83.2Lowest SD: 18%
Cedar Butte Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 12.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13%±23.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±35.4Lowest SD: 5%
Cedar Butte Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $74,750±$63k about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,300±$62kLowest 39% below SD $220,800±$183kHighest 14% below SD
Lynn Township and Cedar Butte Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,167Lowest 57% below SD $3,300Highest 21% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 29.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3% SD: 68.6% 83.3% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 5 yrs older than SD 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 72% above SD 49 minHighest 172% above SD
Work from home 25.6%±34.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±25.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Cedar Butte Township and Lynn 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 42.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (38%)Roslyn (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lynn TownshipFew work in Cedar Butte Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 25.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 1.1Highest
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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