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

232 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LaneSD Barrett TownshipPerkins County

Lane ↔ Barrett Township232 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

LaneBarrett Township

People

Population 28 28

Median age 42.5±18.1Lowest 12% above SD 44.5±20.8Highest 17% above SD

Barrett Township and Lane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.9%±90.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 35.7%±97.3Highest SD: 24.2%

Barrett Township and Lane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 10.7%±100 SD: 18% 10.7%±100 SD: 18%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 11.1%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±50.5 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $98,333±$38k 31% above SD —

Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 32 yrs older than SD 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 13 min 28% below SD —

Work from home 5.3%±9.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 46.7%±61.6Highest SD: 9.7%

Barrett Township and Lane 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 8.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 7.50Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (33%)Bison (50%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Barrett TownshipFew work in Lane

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 28.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.9Highest 0.6Lowest

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.

Lane vs Barrett Township

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