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Fremont Township vs Lake Hendricks Township

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (63 yrs in Fremont Township) and property tax bill (+34% in Lake Hendricks Township).

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Fremont Township, SDA small town of 77Moody County · 77 people
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Lake Hendricks Township, SDAn outdoors townBrookings County · 192 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.

Fremont TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsFremont Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fremont 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Lake Hendricks 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.

Fremont Township$3,350/mo
Typical home $594K (Census) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $1,583/mo · Housing →
Lake Hendricks Township$3,580/mo
Typical home $622K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Lake Hendricks Township and Fremont 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
Fremont TownshipLake Hendricks Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th40th
Outdoors & history
Fremont TownshipLake Hendricks Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land8.3%13.8%
National Register places—1
Community
Fremont TownshipLake Hendricks 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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fremont TownshipLake Hendricks TownshipFremont TownshipLake Hendricks Township
Fremont Township ↔ Lake Hendricks Township29 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.

Fremont TownshipLake Hendricks Township
People
Population 77Lowest 192Highest
Median age 58.4±12.1Lowest 54% above SD 63±16.2Highest 66% above SD
Lake Hendricks Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 3.9%±32.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 8.9%±13.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Lake Hendricks Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.8%±36Lowest SD: 18% 50%±23.6Highest SD: 18%
Lake Hendricks Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 35.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.4 SD: 5% 0%±7.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $124,861±$67kHighest 66% above SD $86,750±$63kLowest 16% above SD
Fremont Township and Lake Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $593,800±$84kLowest 131% above SD $621,700±$60kHighest 142% above SD
Lake Hendricks Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,583±$1k 67% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,833Lowest 4% above SD $3,803Highest 40% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Lake Hendricks Township and Fremont Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Lowest SD: 68.6% 76.2%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 10% above SD 16 minLowest 10% below SD
Work from home 14.1%±16.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±16.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fremont Township and Lake Hendricks 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 26.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Brookings (61%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lake Hendricks TownshipFew work in Fremont Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Lowest 13.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 mi 2.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.7Highest
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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