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Lawrence Township vs Lone Tree Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in Lone Tree Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+21.1 pts in Lawrence Township).

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Lawrence Township, SDA small town of 501Charles Mix County · 501 people
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Lone Tree Township, SDA small town of 333Charles Mix County · 333 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.

Lawrence TownshipA small town of 501
Quiet strengthsLawrence Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lawrence Township →
Lone Tree TownshipA small town of 333
Quiet strengthsLone Tree Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lone Tree 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.

Trails3.5×
Lone Tree Township has more miles of trail
Lone Tree Township 4.6 miLawrence Township 1.3 mi
Bachelor’s degree++21.1 pts
More adults in Lawrence Township have a degree
Lawrence Township 29.8%Lone Tree Township 8.7%
In college+15.3 pts
Lone Tree Township is more of a college town
Lone Tree Township 16.5%Lawrence Township 1.2%
Street grid+44%
Lawrence Township has the more walkable street grid
Lawrence Township 1.3Lone Tree Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Lawrence Township

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.

Lawrence Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $259K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →
Lone Tree Township$640/mo
Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $10,000 a year, between Lawrence Township and Lone Tree Township.

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.

Where they are

Lawrence Township and Lone Tree Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lawrence TownshipLone Tree TownshipLawrence TownshipLone Tree Township
Lawrence Township ↔ Lone Tree Township5.8 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 TownshipLone Tree Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)165d165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd43rd
Outdoors & history
Lawrence TownshipLone Tree Township
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land2.4%3.8%
Community
Lawrence TownshipLone Tree 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 TownshipLone Tree Township
People
Population 501Highest 333Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.3% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 17.8±4.8Lowest 53% below SD 31.9±17.8Highest 16% below SD
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 50.3%±24.6Highest SD: 24.2% 25.2%±8.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lawrence Township and Lone Tree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 2.8%±6.4Lowest SD: 18% 12.9%±9.1Highest SD: 18%
Lone Tree 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+ 29.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 8.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2.5Lowest SD: 5% 16.5%±9.9Highest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,833±$36kLowest 12% below SD $83,125±$41kHighest 11% above SD
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $259,400±$185kHighest about the SD average $95,000±$34kLowest 63% below SD
Lawrence Township and Lone Tree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$420Lowest 29% below SD $1,156±$550Highest 22% above SD
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,330 51% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37%±62.5Lowest SD: 39.8% 61.5%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 58.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 11.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70%Highest SD: 68.6% 67.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest same as SD 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 21% below SD 17 minHighest about the SD average
Work from home 0%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 7.6%±7.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence 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 6.3 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (45%)Wagner (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone Tree TownshipFew work in Lawrence Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 4.6 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 1.3Highest 0.9Lowest
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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