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Lake Township vs Draper Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.1× in Draper Township) and property tax bill (+66% in Lake Township).

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Lake Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 83 people
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Draper Township, SDA small town of 48Jones County · 48 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.

Draper TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsDraper Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Draper 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
Lake TownshipDraper Township
Snow a year38″49″
January low8°F12°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)153d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Lake TownshipDraper Township
Trails2 mi13 mi
Conserved land18.3%0%
Settled—1906
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Community
Lake TownshipDraper 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.

Lake Township ↔ Draper 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.

Lake TownshipDraper Township
People
Population 83Highest 48Lowest
Median age 31.3±42.5Lowest 18% below SD 33.3±34.7Highest 12% below SD
Draper Township and Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.2%±20Lowest SD: 24.2% 45.8%±52.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Draper Township and Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.4%±34.2Lowest SD: 18% 22.9%±68.5Highest SD: 18%
Draper Township and Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 57.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17 SD: 5% 0%±29.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,500±$16k 43% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $70,000±$58k 73% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,900Highest 30% below SD $1,143Lowest 58% below SD
Below poverty line 18.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 14.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 24.1%±22.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±55.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lake Township and Draper 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 38.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town White Lake (25%)Murdo (56%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Draper TownshipFew work in Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.0Highest
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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