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Dante vs La Prairie Township 149 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (60× in Dante) and jobs per worker (5.6× in Dante).
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Dante, SD A small town of 120 South Dakota · 120 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.
Dante A small town of 120
Quiet strengths Dante doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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La Prairie Township A small town of 90
Quiet strengths La Prairie Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about La Prairie 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 $440 more a month in Dante 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Dante $1,010 /mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →
La Prairie Township $570 /mo
Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
The difference: $440 a month , about $5,300 a year , between Dante and La Prairie 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
Growing season (days) 165d — Outdoors & history
National Register places 1 — Community
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 149 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Dante ↔ La Prairie Township 149 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
120 Highest 90 Lowest
Median age
21.5 ±15 Highest 43% below SD 16.5 ±15.4 Lowest 57% below SD
Kids under 18
44.2% ±10.8 Lowest SD: 24.2% 57.8% ±43.3 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
10% ±19.8 Lowest SD: 18% 11.1% ±35.8 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31% Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.1% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.7% ±9.3 Highest SD: 5% 0% ±15.7 Lowest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$106,250 ±$17k Highest 42% above SD $78,750 ±$56k Lowest 5% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,800 ±$141k Highest 34% below SD $95,000 ±$35k Lowest 63% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,393 Highest 49% below SD $900 Lowest 67% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line
5.8% Highest SD: 11.9% 0% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.6% Highest SD: 68.6% 66.7% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970 Lowest 10 yrs older than SD 1983 Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Average commuteone way
16 min 11% below SD —
Work from home
6.5% ±9.1 Lowest SD: 9.7% 25% ±31.4 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
13.8 mi Lowest 59.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
7.18 Highest 1.29 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Wagner (38%) Sioux Falls (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in La Prairie Township Few work in Dante
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 2.3% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 35.3 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.7 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
30.0 Highest 0.5 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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La Prairie Township or Dante: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in La Prairie Township? → Moving to La Prairie Township: what should I know? →
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Towns like Dante 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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