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Crandon Township vs Lodi Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+69.2 pts in Crandon Township) and size (6.3× in Crandon Township).

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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 people
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Lodi Township, SDA small town of 16Spink County · 16 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.

Crandon TownshipA small town of 101
Quiet strengthsCrandon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Lodi TownshipA small town of 16
Quiet strengthsLodi Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Bachelor’s degree++69.2 pts
More adults in Crandon Township have a degree
Crandon Township 69.2%Lodi Township 0%
Size6.3×
Crandon Township is the bigger place
Crandon Township 101Lodi Township 16
Homeowners+32.7 pts renters
Lodi Township has more renters
Crandon Township 78.9%Lodi Township 46.2%
Typical home built33 yrs
Lodi Township’s homes are older
Crandon Township 1989Lodi Township 1956
Work in town+10.5 pts
More of Lodi Township’s workers stay in town
Lodi Township 10.5%Crandon Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Crandon Township and Lodi Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crandon TownshipLodi TownshipCrandon TownshipLodi Township
Crandon Township ↔ Lodi Township6.5 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
Crandon TownshipLodi Township
Snow a year—43″
January low—1°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th30th
Outdoors & history
Crandon TownshipLodi Township
Trails13 mi18 mi
Conserved land0.4%5.7%
Community
Crandon TownshipLodi 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.

Crandon TownshipLodi Township
People
Population 101Highest 16Lowest
Median age 26.1±9.5Lowest 31% below SD 42.3±38.9Highest 11% above SD
Lodi Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.7%±20.5Highest SD: 24.2% 18.8%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Crandon Township and Lodi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.9%±31.9Lowest SD: 18% 37.5%±100Highest SD: 18%
Lodi Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 69.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5% 0%±88.4Lowest SD: 5%
Crandon Township and Lodi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,708±$73k 50% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $370,000±$127k 44% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375 50% below SD —
Below poverty line 29.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 37.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 46.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 54.1%±31.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Crandon Township and Lodi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.47Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mellette (15%)Pierre (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lodi TownshipFew work in Crandon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.6 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Crandon Township

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Tulare Township14 people · $800K homes
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Towns like Crandon Township

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Silver Lake Township115 people · $225K homes
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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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