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Lawrence Township vs Lee Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.7× in Lee Township) and homeowners (+47.7 pts renters in Lawrence Township).

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Lawrence Township, SDA small town of 245Roberts County · 245 people
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Lee Township, SDA small town of 47Roberts County · 47 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.

Lawrence TownshipA small town of 245
Quiet strengthsLawrence Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lawrence Township →
Lee TownshipA small town of 47
Quiet strengthsLee Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lee 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Lawrence Township and Lee Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lawrence TownshipLee TownshipLawrence TownshipLee Township
Lawrence Township ↔ Lee Township4.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Lawrence TownshipLee Township
Snow a year51″51″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)149d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st70th
Outdoors & history
Lawrence TownshipLee Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land2.4%—
Community
Lawrence TownshipLee 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.

Lawrence TownshipLee Township
People
Population 245Highest 47Lowest
Median age 22.3±9.7Lowest 41% below SD 55.8±46.1Highest 47% above SD
Lee Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 43.3%±28.9Highest SD: 24.2% 19.1%±53.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lawrence Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.7%±12.1Lowest SD: 18% 46.8%±72.6Highest SD: 18%
Lee Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 34.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±7.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±30.1Lowest SD: 5%
Lawrence Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,375±$33kHighest 20% below SD $36,635±$14kLowest 51% below SD
Lawrence Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $54,100±$5k 79% below SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $446±$276 53% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $992 64% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±64.5 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 23.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 11 min 36% below SD —
Work from home 0%±10.9 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (27%)Wilmot (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lee TownshipFew work in Lawrence Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 9.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.0Lowest
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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