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Le Sueur Township vs Vernon Township

38 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+48% in Vernon Township) and trails (2× in Le Sueur Township).

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Le Sueur Township, SDKnown for its schoolsKingsbury County · 109 people
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Vernon Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 88 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.

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.

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Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Le Sueur TownshipVernon Township
Snow a year39″44″
January low—6°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th41st
Outdoors & history
Le Sueur TownshipVernon Township
Trails5 mi3 mi
Conserved land20.8%25.8%
Community
Le Sueur TownshipVernon 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

38 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Le Sueur Township ↔ Vernon Township38 miles apart
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What matters to you?

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Le Sueur TownshipVernon Township
People
Population 109Highest 88Lowest
Median age 61.2±21.9Highest 61% above SD 60.6±2.3Lowest 59% above SD
Le Sueur Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.2%±24.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 10.2%±29Highest SD: 24.2%
Vernon Township and Le Sueur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±18.2Lowest SD: 18% 33%±33Highest SD: 18%
Vernon Township and Le Sueur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 25.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±9.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±16.1Lowest SD: 5%
Le Sueur Township and Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $133,173±$72k 77% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $211,100±$34k 18% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875Lowest 31% below SD $2,778Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 7.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than SD 1980Lowest same as SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 min 58% above SD —
Work from home 0%±17.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 9.8%±10.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Vernon Township and Le Sueur Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town De Smet (30%)Huron (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Vernon TownshipFew work in Le Sueur Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.8%Lowest 25.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 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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