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Crow Lake Township vs Patten Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: conserved land (+18.4 pts in Crow Lake Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+12.6 pts in Crow Lake Township).

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Crow Lake Township, SDA small town of 49Jerauld County · 49 people
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Patten Township, SDA small town of 97Aurora County · 97 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.

Crow Lake TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsCrow Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Patten TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsPatten Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Patten Township →
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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Crow Lake Township and Patten Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crow Lake TownshipPatten TownshipCrow Lake TownshipPatten Township
Crow Lake Township ↔ Patten Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
Crow Lake TownshipPatten Township
Snow a year45″38″
January low7°F8°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st48th
Outdoors & history
Crow Lake TownshipPatten Township
National Register places—2
Community
Crow Lake TownshipPatten 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.

Crow Lake TownshipPatten Township
People
Population 49Lowest 97Highest
Median age 54.6±9.2Highest 44% above SD 36.3±20.7Lowest 4% below SD
Crow Lake Township and Patten Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.1%±54.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 46.4%±50.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Patten Township and Crow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±70.7Lowest SD: 18% 4.1%±32.7Highest SD: 18%
Patten Township and Crow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.9 SD: 5% 0%±14.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly — $4,792 76% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 88.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1985 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 58.7%±10.4Highest SD: 9.7% 27.1%±29Lowest SD: 9.7%
Crow Lake Township and Patten 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 20.8 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (41%)Plankinton (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Patten TownshipFew work in Crow Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.3%Highest 17.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.6Lowest
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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