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Lake Hill Township vs Draper

82 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (157.8× in Draper) and typical home built (69 yrs in Draper).

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Lake Hill Township, SDA small town of 47Pennington County · 47 people
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Draper, SDA small town of 20South Dakota · 20 people
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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 Hill TownshipA small town of 47
Quiet strengthsLake Hill Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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DraperA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsDraper doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Street grid157.8×
Draper has the more walkable street grid
Draper 63.1Lake Hill Township 0.4
Typical home built69 yrs
Draper’s homes are older
Lake Hill Township 2007Draper 1938
Jobs per worker3.8×
Lake Hill Township is more of a job hub
Lake Hill Township 1.36Draper 0.36
Homeowners+25 pts renters
Draper has more renters
Lake Hill Township 100%Draper 75%
Size2.4×
Lake Hill Township is the bigger place
Lake Hill Township 47Draper 20
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
Lake Hill TownshipDraper
Snow a year30″49″
January low9°F12°F
July high89°F87°F
Growing season (days)141d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th48th
Outdoors & history
Lake Hill TownshipDraper
Trails11 mi—
Conserved land1.6%—
Settled—1906
Community
Lake Hill TownshipDraper
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

82 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lake Hill TownshipPennington CountyDraperSD
Lake Hill Township ↔ Draper82 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.

Lake Hill TownshipDraper
People
Population 47Highest 20Lowest
Median age 16.5±28.3Lowest 57% below SD 20.5±17.8Highest 46% below SD
Draper and Lake Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 53.2%±36.8Highest SD: 24.2% 50%±97.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lake Hill Township and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±73.7 SD: 18% 0%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 20%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 SD: 5% 0%±70.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,917±$30kHighest 57% above SD $66,250±$46kLowest 12% below SD
Lake Hill Township and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $450,000±$366k 75% above 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 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 75%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2007Highest 27 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 17.6%±25.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lake Hill Township and Draper 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 49.8 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (36%)Murdo (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DraperFew work in Lake Hill Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 63.1Highest
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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