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Fuller Township vs Lincoln Township

52 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.4× in Fuller Township) and trails (3.1× in Lincoln Township).

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Fuller Township, SDAn outdoors townCodington County · 245 people
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Lincoln Township, SDOne of the healthiest townsSpink County · 274 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 $210 more a month in Fuller 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.

Fuller Township$1,650/mo
Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →
Lincoln Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 1.58% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Fuller Township and Lincoln 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Fuller TownshipLincoln Township
Snow a year32″23″
January low2°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)143d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th29th
Outdoors & history
Fuller TownshipLincoln Township
Trails4 mi13 mi
Conserved land13%3.3%
National Register places12
Community
Fuller TownshipLincoln 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

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fuller Township ↔ Lincoln Township52 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.

Fuller TownshipLincoln Township
People
Population 245Lowest 274Highest
Median age 49.9±10.2Highest 31% above SD 45.9±16.6Lowest 21% above SD
Fuller Township and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.8%±5.8Highest SD: 24.2% 2.2%±10.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 19.6%±8.8Highest SD: 18% 15.3%±21.7Lowest SD: 18%
Fuller Township and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 31.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.2Lowest SD: 5% 10.2%±9.6Highest SD: 5%
Lincoln Township and Fuller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,833±$28k 68% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,600±$42kHighest 8% above SD $219,400±$8kLowest 15% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,333Lowest 14% below SD $3,475Highest 28% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 1.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 28.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 min 49% above SD —
Work from home 15.4%±9.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 21.8%±19.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Lincoln Township and Fuller 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 15.8 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (35%)Aberdeen (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lincoln TownshipFew work in Fuller Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13%Highest 3.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miLowest 13.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.6Lowest
Schools
School district —Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
High school in town —None in town
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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