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La Prairie Township vs Dante

149 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (60× in Dante) and jobs per worker (5.6× in Dante).

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La Prairie Township, SDA small town of 90Spink County · 90 people
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Dante, SDA small town of 120South Dakota · 120 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.

La Prairie TownshipA small town of 90
Quiet strengthsLa Prairie Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about La Prairie Township →
DanteA small town of 120
Quiet strengthsDante doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dante →
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 $440 more a month in Dante

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.

La Prairie Township$570/mo
Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Dante$1,010/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Dante and La Prairie 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
La Prairie TownshipDante
Snow a year34″31″
January low—12°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th43rd
Outdoors & history
La Prairie TownshipDante
Trails35 mi—
Conserved land2.3%—
National Register places—1
Community
La Prairie TownshipDante
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

149 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

La Prairie Township ↔ Dante149 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.

La Prairie TownshipDante
People
Population 90Lowest 120Highest
Median age 16.5±15.4Lowest 57% below SD 21.5±15Highest 43% below SD
Dante and La Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 57.8%±43.3Highest SD: 24.2% 44.2%±10.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
La Prairie Township and Dante are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.1%±35.8Highest SD: 18% 10%±19.8Lowest SD: 18%
La Prairie Township and Dante are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 31%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.7Lowest SD: 5% 1.7%±9.3Highest SD: 5%
Dante and La Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,750±$56kLowest 5% above SD $106,250±$17kHighest 42% above SD
Dante and La Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,000±$35kLowest 63% below SD $170,800±$141kHighest 34% below SD
Dante and La Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $900Lowest 67% below SD $1,393Highest 49% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 80.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 11% below SD
Work from home 25%±31.4Highest SD: 9.7% 6.5%±9.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
La Prairie Township and Dante 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 59.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Lowest 7.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (29%)Wagner (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DanteFew work in La Prairie Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 35.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 30.0Highest
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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