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Chance Township vs Lone Tree Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: household income (4.2× in Lone Tree Township) and work from home (+38.1 pts in Chance Township).

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Chance Township, SDA small town of 83Perkins County · 83 people
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Lone Tree Township, SDA small town of 34Perkins County · 34 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.

Chance TownshipA small town of 83
Quiet strengthsChance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Lone Tree TownshipA small town of 34
Quiet strengthsLone Tree Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lone Tree 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 · Where they are

Chance Township and Lone Tree Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chance TownshipLone Tree TownshipChance TownshipLone Tree Township
Chance Township ↔ Lone Tree Township5.7 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
Chance TownshipLone Tree Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Chance TownshipLone Tree Township
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.1%1.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Chance TownshipLone Tree 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.

Chance TownshipLone Tree Township
People
Population 83Highest 34Lowest
Median age 24.7±20.4Lowest 35% below SD 54.8±18.2Highest 44% above SD
Lone Tree Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.1%±30.7Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±83.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Chance Township and Lone Tree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.3%±37.4Lowest SD: 18% 29.4%±81.4Highest SD: 18%
Lone Tree Township and Chance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 5.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17 SD: 5% 0%±41.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $29,489±$24kLowest 61% below SD $123,438±$29kHighest 64% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,192 56% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 100%Highest SD: 9.7% 61.9%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miHighest 37.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (50%)Lemmon (78%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone Tree TownshipFew work in Chance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
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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