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Lane vs Grant Township

14 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (28.4× in Lane) and conserved land (+37.8 pts in Grant Township).

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Lane, SDA small town of 28South Dakota · 28 people
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Grant Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 34 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.

LaneA small town of 28
Quiet strengthsLane doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lane →
Grant TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors37.8% conserved land4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Grant 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.

Street grid28.4×
Lane has the more walkable street grid
Lane 70.9Grant Township 2.5
Conserved land+37.8 pts
Grant Township has more conserved land
Grant Township 37.8%Lane 0%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Lane is more of a job hub
Lane 0.27Grant Township 0.12
Bachelor’s degree++8.7 pts
More adults in Lane have a degree
Lane 8.7%Grant Township 0%
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
LaneGrant Township
Snow a year45″44″
January low7°F6°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st51st
Outdoors & history
LaneGrant Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—37.8%
Settled1903—
National Register places1—
Community
LaneGrant 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

14 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LaneGrant TownshipLaneGrant Township
Lane ↔ Grant Township14 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.

LaneGrant Township
People
Population 28Lowest 34Highest
Median age 42.5±18.1Lowest 12% above SD 43.2±20.8Highest 14% above SD
Grant 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% 44.1%±60.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Grant Township and Lane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.7%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Lane and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±50.5 SD: 5% 0%±41.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,333±$38k 31% above SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 26.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948 32 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 min 28% below SD —
Work from home 5.3%±9.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±38.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lane and Grant 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 8.8 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wessington Springs (33%)Huron (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Lane
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 37.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.9Highest 2.5Lowest
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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