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La Prairie Township vs Elliott Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.6× in La Prairie Township) and street grid (2.6× in Elliott Township).

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La Prairie Township, SDA small town of 90Spink County · 90 people
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Elliott Township, SDA small town of 121Sanborn County · 121 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 →
Elliott TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsElliott Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elliott 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.

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 TownshipElliott Township
Snow a year34″26″
January low—5°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th45th
Outdoors & history
La Prairie TownshipElliott Township
Trails35 mi—
Conserved land2.3%—
Community
La Prairie TownshipElliott 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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

La Prairie Township ↔ Elliott Township90 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 TownshipElliott Township
People
Population 90Lowest 121Highest
Median age 16.5±15.4Lowest 57% below SD 25.4±11.9Highest 33% below SD
Elliott Township 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% 45.5%±19.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
La Prairie Township and Elliott Township 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% 9.1%±22.5Lowest SD: 18%
La Prairie Township and Elliott Township 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% 38.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.7Lowest SD: 5% 3.3%±4.6Highest SD: 5%
Elliott Township 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 $101,607±$89kHighest 35% above SD
Elliott Township 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±$35k 63% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $900Lowest 67% below SD $1,389Highest 49% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 60%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 25%±31.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 44.8%±17.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Elliott Township and La Prairie 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 59.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (29%)Woonsocket (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elliott TownshipFew work in La Prairie Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Lowest 17.8%Highest
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 1.3Highest
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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