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Lake Madison vs Lake View Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (4.8× in Lake View Township) and jobs per worker (4.5× in Lake View Township).

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Lake Madison, SDA small town of 936South Dakota · 936 people
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Lake View Township, SDA small town of 676Lake County · 676 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 MadisonA small town of 936
Quiet strengthsLake Madison doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lake Madison →
Lake View TownshipA small town of 676
Quiet strengthsLake View Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lake View 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.

Trails4.8×
Lake View Township has more miles of trail
Lake View Township 1.9 miLake Madison 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker4.5×
Lake View Township is more of a job hub
Lake View Township 1.16Lake Madison 0.26
Work from home+18.9 pts
More people work from home in Lake Madison
Lake Madison 32.2%Lake View Township 13.3%
Street grid2.6×
Lake Madison has the more walkable street grid
Lake Madison 9.2Lake View Township 3.5
Growth since 2010+12.5 pts
Lake Madison has grown faster since 2010
Lake Madison +21.4%Lake View Township +8.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lake Madison and Lake View Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Lake MadisonLake View TownshipLake MadisonLake View Township
Lake Madison ↔ Lake View Township2.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
9 Lake Madison residents work in Lake View Township (2.4% of its workers)
6 Lake View Township residents work in Lake Madison (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lake Madison →
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.

Lake Madison$2,870/mo
Typical home $478K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $867/mo · Housing →
Lake View Township$2,850/mo
Typical home $481K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Lake MadisonLake View Township
Snow a year43″37″
January low—5°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th56th
Outdoors & history
Lake MadisonLake View Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land5.3%9.1%
Community
Lake MadisonLake View 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.

Lake MadisonLake View Township
People
Population 936Highest 676Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +21.4%Highest SD: +8.9% +8.9%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 63.2±3.3Highest 66% above SD 62.6±3Lowest 65% above SD
Lake Madison and Lake View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.5%±7.1Highest SD: 24.2% 9.6%±6.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lake Madison and Lake View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.8%±8.5Highest SD: 18% 37.7%±8.4Lowest SD: 18%
Lake Madison and Lake View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 51.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±1.5Highest SD: 5% 1%±2.3Lowest SD: 5%
Lake Madison and Lake View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $129,191±$49kLowest 72% above SD $150,556±$37kHighest 101% above SD
Lake View Township and Lake Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $477,800±$73kLowest 86% above SD $481,300±$83kHighest 87% above SD
Lake View Township and Lake Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $867±$455Lowest 8% below SD $883±$333Highest 7% below SD
Lake View Township and Lake Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,403Highest 62% above SD $3,955Lowest 45% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20.5%±36.5Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±71.4Lowest SD: 39.8%
Lake Madison and Lake View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 91.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 8 yrs newer than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest 4% below SD 16 minLowest 9% below SD
Work from home 32.2%±13.1Highest SD: 9.7% 13.3%±5.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 1.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (36%)Sioux Falls (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Lake View Township2% work in Lake Madison
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Lowest 9.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8 8
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.2Highest 3.5Lowest
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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