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Lemmon vs Britton

212 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+8.5 pts in Lemmon) and age 65+ (+9.5 pts in Lemmon).

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Lemmon, SDHomes around $125KSouth Dakota · 1,208 people

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Britton, SDHomes around $220KSouth Dakota · 988 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.

LemmonHomes around $125K

Housing$125K typical home61% below the SD typical home

History12 archive photos & papers5 places on the National Register All about Lemmon →

BrittonHomes around $220K

Housing$220K typical home32% below the SD typical home SchoolsBetter than 31%of SD districts

HistorySettled in 18843 places on the National Register All about Britton →

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.

Work from home+8.5 pts

More people work from home in Lemmon

Lemmon 9%Britton 0.5%

Age 65++9.5 pts

Lemmon has more people 65 and up

Lemmon 31%Britton 21.5%

Work in town+12.8 pts

More of Lemmon’s workers stay in town

Lemmon 38.3%Britton 25.5%

Bachelor’s degree++9.6 pts

More adults in Britton have a degree

Britton 32.5%Lemmon 22.9%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Britton

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.

Down paymentRate%

Lemmon$830/mo

Typical home $125K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $672/mo · Housing →

Britton$1,380/mo

Typical home $220K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $798/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Britton and Lemmon.

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.

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.

Schools

BLemmonBetter than 60% of districts in the state CBrittonBetter than 31% of districts in the state

Health

B−LemmonHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns –BrittonNot graded

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

LemmonBritton

Snow a year42″45″

January low9°F 0°F

July high87°F 83°F

Growing season (days)142d 135d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 22nd

Outdoors & history

LemmonBritton

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1884

National Register places5 3

Archive photos12 10

Famous people born here3 6

Community

LemmonBritton

Library hours a week36 hrs 45 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

212 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LemmonSD BrittonSD

Lemmon ↔ Britton212 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

LemmonBritton

People

Population 1,208Highest 988Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.5%Lowest SD: +8.9% -2.1%Highest SD: +8.9%

Median age 45.9±8.9Highest 21% above SD 43.9±9.8Lowest 16% above SD

Lemmon and Britton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.7%±5.2Highest SD: 24.2% 15.9%±5.2Lowest SD: 24.2%

Lemmon and Britton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 31%±2.7Highest SD: 18% 21.5%±5.1Lowest SD: 18%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 32.5%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2.4Lowest SD: 5% 9.4%±4.5Highest SD: 5%

Britton and Lemmon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,147±$16kLowest 33% below SD $62,898±$14kHighest 16% below SD

Britton and Lemmon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,200±$9kLowest 67% below SD $110,200±$26kHighest 57% below SD

Britton and Lemmon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $672±$107Lowest 29% below SD $798±$64Highest 16% below SD

Britton and Lemmon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,479Highest 46% below SD $1,356Lowest 50% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.6%±14.3Lowest SD: 39.8% 47.9%±22.5Highest SD: 39.8%

Britton and Lemmon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 22%Highest SD: 11.9% 9%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Lowest SD: 68.6% 76.6%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD 1962Highest 18 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 9 minLowest 48% below SD 11 minHighest 41% below SD

Work from home 9%±6.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0.5%±0.7Lowest SD: 9.7%

Work in townworking residents 38.3%Highest 25.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Highest 1.42Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Bison (14%)Miller Township (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrittonFew work in Lemmon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 126Lowest 150Highest

Schools

School district Lemmon School District 52-4Britton-Hecla School District 45-4

High school in town Lemmon High School - 01Britton-Hecla High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 11.0Lowest 13.7Highest

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.

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Bordering Lemmon

Lincoln Township164 people · $161K homes

Towns like Lemmon

Alcester989 people · $126K homes

Menno653 people · $112K homes

Clark1,359 people · $123K homes

Burke708 people · $150K homes

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.