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Lebanon vs Raymond

90 miles apart. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Lebanon, SDA small town of 76South Dakota · 76 people
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Raymond, SDA small town of 82South Dakota · 82 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.

LebanonA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsLebanon doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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RaymondA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsRaymond doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Raymond →
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
LebanonRaymond
Snow a year39″22″
January low5°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)147d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th39th
Outdoors & history
LebanonRaymond
Settled—1883
National Register places—1
Archive photos—3
Community
LebanonRaymond
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lebanon ↔ Raymond90 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.

LebanonRaymond
People
Population 76Lowest 82Highest
Median age 29.7±12.5Lowest 22% below SD 30.6±18.8Highest 19% below SD
Raymond and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.9%±34.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 34.1%±28.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Raymond and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±28.8Highest SD: 18% 13.4%±32.5Lowest SD: 18%
Lebanon and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 7.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.6 SD: 5% 0%±17.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,125±$31kLowest 16% below SD $75,000±$69kHighest about the SD average
Raymond and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $42,800±$7k 83% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 11%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 min 48% below SD —
Work from home 0%±22.2 SD: 9.7% 0%±38.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Gettysburg (29%)Clark (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RaymondFew work in Lebanon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.2Lowest 96.8Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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T Weaver · 4d

Living in Small Town Raymond

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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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