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Draper vs Lake Hill Township

82 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (157.8× in Draper) and typical home built (69 yrs in Draper).

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Draper, SDA small town of 20South Dakota · 20 people
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Lake Hill Township, SDA small town of 47Pennington County · 47 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.

DraperA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsDraper doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Lake Hill TownshipA small town of 47
Quiet strengthsLake Hill 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.

Street grid157.8×
Draper has the more walkable street grid
Draper 63.1Lake Hill Township 0.4
Typical home built69 yrs
Draper’s homes are older
Lake Hill Township 2007Draper 1938
Jobs per worker3.8×
Lake Hill Township is more of a job hub
Lake Hill Township 1.36Draper 0.36
Homeowners+25 pts renters
Draper has more renters
Lake Hill Township 100%Draper 75%
Size2.4×
Lake Hill Township is the bigger place
Lake Hill Township 47Draper 20
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
DraperLake Hill Township
Snow a year49″30″
January low12°F9°F
July high87°F89°F
Growing season (days)158d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th74th
Outdoors & history
DraperLake Hill Township
Trails—11 mi
Conserved land—1.6%
Settled1906—
Community
DraperLake Hill Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

82 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DraperSDLake Hill TownshipPennington County
Draper ↔ Lake Hill Township82 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.

DraperLake Hill Township
People
Population 20Lowest 47Highest
Median age 20.5±17.8Highest 46% below SD 16.5±28.3Lowest 57% below SD
Draper and Lake Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 50%±97.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 53.2%±36.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Lake Hill Township and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% 0%±73.7 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest SD: 31.9% 13.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 SD: 5% 0%±30.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,250±$46kLowest 12% below SD $117,917±$30kHighest 57% above SD
Lake Hill Township and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $450,000±$366k 75% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2007Highest 27 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 17.6%±25.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Lake Hill Township and Draper 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 32.3 miLowest 49.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 1.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Murdo (36%)Rapid City (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lake Hill TownshipFew work in Draper
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 11.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 63.1Highest 0.4Lowest
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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