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Grovena Township vs Lone Rock Township

Next-door neighbors in Moody County. The biggest differences: trails (12× in Grovena Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+46.9 pts in Grovena Township).

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Grovena Township, SDA small town of 144Moody County · 144 people
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Lone Rock Township, SDA small town of 51Moody County · 51 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.

Grovena TownshipA small town of 144
Quiet strengthsGrovena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grovena Township →
Lone Rock TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsLone Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lone Rock 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 · Where they are

Grovena Township and Lone Rock Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grovena TownshipLone Rock TownshipGrovena TownshipLone Rock Township
Grovena Township ↔ Lone Rock Township4.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Grovena TownshipLone Rock Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low4°F5°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Grovena TownshipLone Rock Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0.3%—
Community
Grovena TownshipLone Rock 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.

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.

Grovena TownshipLone Rock Township
People
Population 144Highest 51Lowest
Median age 64.3±37.6Highest 69% above SD 59±9.2Lowest 55% above SD
Grovena Township and Lone Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±20Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±55.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grovena Township and Lone Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 47.9%±15.6Highest SD: 18% 5.9%±65.4Lowest SD: 18%
Grovena Township and Lone Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 5.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.8 SD: 5% 0%±27.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,750±$57k 38% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,300±$159k 7% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,500 65% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 88%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 min 38% above SD —
Work from home 10.9%±9.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.3%±15.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Lone Rock Township and Grovena 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 27.8 mi 27.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.54Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (25%)Brookings (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone Rock TownshipFew work in Grovena Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.4Highest
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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