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Elliott Township vs La Prairie Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.6× in La Prairie Township) and street grid (2.6× in Elliott Township).

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Elliott Township, SDA small town of 121Sanborn County · 121 people
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La Prairie Township, SDA small town of 90Spink County · 90 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.

Elliott TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsElliott Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elliott Township →
La Prairie TownshipA small town of 90
Quiet strengthsLa Prairie Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about La Prairie 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.

Jobs per worker8.6×
La Prairie Township is more of a job hub
La Prairie Township 1.29Elliott Township 0.15
Street grid2.6×
Elliott Township has the more walkable street grid
Elliott Township 1.3La Prairie Township 0.5
Property tax bill+54%
Tax bills are bigger in Elliott Township
Elliott Township $1,389La Prairie Township $900
Typical home built37 yrs
Elliott Township’s homes are older
La Prairie Township 1983Elliott Township 1946
Conserved land+15.5 pts
Elliott Township has more conserved land
Elliott Township 17.8%La Prairie Township 2.3%
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
Elliott TownshipLa Prairie Township
Snow a year26″34″
January low5°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)140d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th29th
Outdoors & history
Elliott TownshipLa Prairie Township
Trails—35 mi
Conserved land—2.3%
Community
Elliott TownshipLa Prairie 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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elliott TownshipSanborn CountyLa Prairie TownshipSpink County
Elliott Township ↔ La Prairie Township90 miles apart
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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.

Elliott TownshipLa Prairie Township
People
Population 121Highest 90Lowest
Median age 25.4±11.9Highest 33% below SD 16.5±15.4Lowest 57% below SD
Elliott Township and La Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 45.5%±19.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 57.8%±43.3Highest SD: 24.2%
La Prairie Township and Elliott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±22.5Lowest SD: 18% 11.1%±35.8Highest SD: 18%
La Prairie Township and Elliott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±4.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±15.7Lowest SD: 5%
Elliott Township and La Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,607±$89kHighest 35% above SD $78,750±$56kLowest 5% above SD
Elliott Township and La Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $95,000±$35k 63% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,389Highest 49% below SD $900Lowest 67% below 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 60%Lowest SD: 68.6% 66.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 44.8%±17.2Highest SD: 9.7% 25%±31.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Elliott Township and La Prairie 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 19.8 miLowest 59.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 1.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Woonsocket (24%)Sioux Falls (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La Prairie TownshipFew work in Elliott Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 35.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Elliott Township

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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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