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Hart Township vs Lien Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: trails (7.7× in Lien Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+30.8 pts in Lien Township).

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Hart Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 50 people
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Lien Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 188 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 · Where they are

Hart Township and Lien Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hart TownshipLien TownshipHart TownshipLien Township
Hart Township ↔ Lien Township7.1 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
Hart TownshipLien Township
Snow a year48″49″
January low5°F1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)151d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Hart TownshipLien Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land22.2%34.8%
National Register places12
Community
Hart TownshipLien 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.

Hart TownshipLien Township
People
Population 50Lowest 188Highest
Median age 46.5±13.8Lowest 22% above SD 56.2±8.8Highest 48% above SD
Lien Township and Hart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 38%±47.8Highest SD: 24.2% 8.5%±16.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Hart Township and Lien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22%±64.6Lowest SD: 18% 29.8%±17.3Highest SD: 18%
Lien Township and Hart Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.3 SD: 5% 0%±7.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $103,542±$41k 38% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,432 47% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 4%Lowest SD: 11.9% 11.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1941Lowest 39 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 14 min 20% below SD
Work from home 0%±35.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 24%±17.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Lien Township and Hart 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 14.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (26%)Sisseton (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lien TownshipFew work in Hart Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.2%Lowest 34.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.6Highest
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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