Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Lee Township vs Springdale Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: trails (2.3× in Lee Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+16.6 pts in Lee Township).

L ×
Lee Township, SDA small town of 47Roberts County · 47 people
S ×
Springdale Township, SDOne of the healthiest townsRoberts County · 104 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 →
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

Lee Township and Springdale Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lee TownshipSpringdale TownshipLee TownshipSpringdale Township
Lee Township ↔ Springdale Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
Lee TownshipSpringdale Township
Snow a year51″51″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)149d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th70th
Community
Lee TownshipSpringdale 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 TownshipSpringdale Township
People
Population 47Lowest 104Highest
Median age 55.8±46.1Highest 47% above SD 52.6±11.7Lowest 38% above SD
Lee Township and Springdale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.1%±53.7Highest SD: 24.2% 18.3%±23.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lee Township and Springdale 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% 5.8%±30.7Lowest SD: 18%
Lee Township and Springdale 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% 17.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 SD: 5% 0%±13.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,635±$14kLowest 51% below SD $72,083±$31kHighest 4% below SD
Springdale Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $992 64% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1957Highest 23 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 26 min 45% above SD
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±17.5 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wilmot (30%)Milbank (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Springdale TownshipFew work in Lee Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Lowest 12.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.3 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 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Lee Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Lee Township’s Town Square.

Springdale Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Springdale Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Lee Township and Springdale Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Lee Township

Towns like Lee Township

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.

Post to Lee Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in