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Lee Township vs Spring Grove Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+39.7 pts in Spring Grove Township) and homeowners (+35.4 pts renters in Spring Grove Township).

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Lee Township, SDA small town of 47Roberts County · 47 people
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Spring Grove Township, SDA small town of 150Roberts County · 150 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.

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 →
Spring Grove TownshipA small town of 150
Quiet strengthsSpring Grove Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Grove Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Lee Township and Spring Grove Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lee TownshipSpring Grove TownshipLee TownshipSpring Grove Township
Lee Township ↔ Spring Grove Township5.4 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
Lee TownshipSpring Grove Township
Snow a year51″59″
January low3°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)149d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th51st
Community
Lee TownshipSpring Grove 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.

Lee TownshipSpring Grove Township
People
Population 47Lowest 150Highest
Median age 55.8±46.1Highest 47% above SD 25.5±17.6Lowest 33% below SD
Lee Township and Spring Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.1%±53.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 46%±4.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Spring Grove Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 46.8%±72.6Highest SD: 18% 12%±16.6Lowest SD: 18%
Lee Township and Spring Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1Lowest SD: 5% 2.7%±7.6Highest SD: 5%
Spring Grove 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 $36,635±$14kHighest 51% below SD $28,654±$9kLowest 62% below SD
Lee Township and Spring Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $9,999 96% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $606±$575 36% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $992 64% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 26.7%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 68%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 64.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 28% above SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 12.1%±20Highest SD: 9.7%
Spring Grove Township and Lee 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 19.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wilmot (30%)Sisseton (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Grove TownshipFew work in Lee Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Lowest 49.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.6Lowest
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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