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Lake Township vs Rauville Township Next-door neighbors in Codington County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.1× in Rauville Township) and trails (5× in Rauville Township).
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.
Lake Township A small town of 851
Quiet strengths Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lake Township →
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 Lake Township and Rauville Township share a border And the people who already live in one and work in the other.
Lake Township ↔ Rauville Township 5.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them 4 Rauville Township residents work in Lake Township (3.1% of its workers)
3 Lake Township residents work in Rauville Township (1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rauville Township → Monthly cost A typical home costs about the same each month 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Lake Township $2,080 /mo
Typical home $350K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →
Rauville Township $2,030 /mo
Typical home $352K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
The difference: $50 a month , about $600 a year , between Lake Township and Rauville 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
Outdoors & history
Community
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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
851 Highest 196 Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.8% SD: +8.9% —
Median age
34.9 ±25.5 Lowest 8% below SD 58.7 ±5.1 Highest 54% above SD
Kids under 18
32.4% ±10.7 Highest SD: 24.2% 5.6% ±13.6 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
17.5% ±1.2 Highest SD: 18% 16.3% ±15.4 Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.2% Highest SD: 31.9% 7.1% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2% ±1.8 Highest SD: 5% 1% ±5.3 Lowest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$106,830 ±$23k 42% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$349,600 ±$28k Lowest 36% above SD $351,900 ±$29k Highest 37% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,010 Highest 10% above SD $2,229 Lowest 18% below SD
Below poverty line
8.6% Highest SD: 11.9% 1.5% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% Highest SD: 68.6% 97.2% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972 Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1981 Highest 1 yr newer than SD
Average commuteone way
20 min Highest 13% above SD 19 min Lowest 8% above SD
Work from home
11.8% ±8.3 Lowest SD: 9.7% 13.6% ±14 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0.7% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
6.3 mi Lowest 9.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.34 Lowest 1.75 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Watertown (61%) Watertown (67%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
1% work in Rauville Township 3% work in Lake Township
Conserved landshare of the town
7.7% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
0.6 mi Lowest 3.0 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.1 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
2 Highest 0 Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
2.8 Highest 0.9 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Lake Township or Rauville Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Lake Township? → Moving to Lake Township: what should I know? →
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Rauville Township or Lake Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Rauville Township? → Moving to Rauville Township: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Rauville Township’s Town Square.
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Bordering Lake Township Towns like Lake Township 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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