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Floyd Township vs Lake Township

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+58.8 pts in Lake Township) and trails (4× in Floyd Township).

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Floyd Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 61 people
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Lake Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 83 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.

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 $450 more a month in Lake Township

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.

Floyd Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.36% · Housing →
Lake Township$2,310/mo
Typical home $411K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Lake Township and Floyd 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
Floyd TownshipLake Township
Snow a year26″48″
January low5°F3°F
July high86°F82°F
Growing season (days)140d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th22nd
Outdoors & history
Floyd TownshipLake Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land66.9%56.2%
Settled—1914
Archive photos—3
Community
Floyd TownshipLake 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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Floyd Township ↔ Lake Township112 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.

Floyd TownshipLake Township
People
Population 61Lowest 83Highest
Median age 59.6±8.2Lowest 57% above SD 62.2±30.4Highest 64% above SD
Lake Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23%±45.4Highest SD: 24.2% 21.7%±37.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Floyd Township and Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.1%±40.4Highest SD: 18% 19.3%±39.2Lowest SD: 18%
Floyd Township and Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 33.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.2 SD: 5% 0%±17 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,250±$44k 26% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,700±$83kLowest 30% above SD $411,100±$128kHighest 60% above SD
Lake Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,219Lowest 55% below SD $1,900Highest 30% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD 1978Highest 2 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 9.7%±15.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 71.4%±49.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Lake Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (30%)Britton (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lake TownshipFew work in Floyd Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 66.9%Highest 56.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.2Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Floyd 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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