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Dearborn Township vs Crow Lake Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (16× in Dearborn Township) and work from home (+58.7 pts in Crow Lake Township).

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Dearborn Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 47 people
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Crow Lake Township, SDA small town of 49Jerauld County · 49 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.
All about Crow Lake 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.

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
Dearborn TownshipCrow Lake Township
Snow a year44″45″
January low6°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)146d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st61st
Outdoors & history
Dearborn TownshipCrow Lake Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land43.9%—
Community
Dearborn TownshipCrow Lake 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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dearborn TownshipCrow Lake TownshipDearborn TownshipCrow Lake Township
Dearborn Township ↔ Crow Lake Township30 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.

Dearborn TownshipCrow Lake Township
People
Population 47Lowest 49Highest
Median age 57.7±8.4Highest 52% above SD 54.6±9.2Lowest 44% above SD
Dearborn Township and Crow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.9%±53.3Highest SD: 24.2% 6.1%±54.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Dearborn Township and Crow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±64.6Highest SD: 18% 0%±70.7Lowest SD: 18%
Dearborn 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+ 40%Highest SD: 31.9% 35.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 SD: 5% 0%±28.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,250±$71k 18% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $318,800±$73k 24% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,700 36% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967 13 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 58.7%±10.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (14%)Wessington Springs (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crow Lake TownshipFew work in Dearborn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43.9%Highest 36.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.2 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 1.1Highest 0.7Lowest
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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