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Lemmon vs Lincoln Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (315.5× in Lemmon) and trails (26.5× in Lincoln Township).

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Lemmon, SDHomes around $125KSouth Dakota · 1,208 people
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Lincoln Township, SDOne of the healthiest townsPerkins County · 164 people
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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 →
Lincoln TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 70%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lincoln 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.

Street grid315.5×
Lemmon has the more walkable street grid
Lemmon 126Lincoln Township 0.4
Trails26.5×
Lincoln Township has more miles of trail
Lincoln Township 10.6 miLemmon 0.4 mi
Household income2.2×
Households in Lincoln Township earn more
Lincoln Township $111,618Lemmon $50,147
Size7.4×
Lemmon is the bigger place
Lemmon 1,208Lincoln Township 164
Work in town+38.3 pts
More of Lemmon’s workers stay in town
Lemmon 38.3%Lincoln Township 0%
In college+23 pts
Lincoln Township is more of a college town
Lincoln Township 26.2%Lemmon 3.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Lemmon$830/mo
Typical home $125K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $672/mo · Housing →
Lincoln Township$980/mo
Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Lincoln Township 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 –Lincoln TownshipNot graded
Health
B−LemmonHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns B+Lincoln TownshipHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Lemmon and Lincoln Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

LemmonLincoln TownshipLemmonLincoln Township
Lemmon ↔ Lincoln Township3.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
16 Lemmon residents work in Lincoln Township (3.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lemmon →
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
LemmonLincoln Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
LemmonLincoln Township
Trails0 mi11 mi
Conserved land0%0.7%
National Register places5—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here3—
Community
LemmonLincoln Township
Library hours a week36 hrs—
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.

LemmonLincoln Township
People
Population 1,208Highest 164Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.5% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 45.9±8.9Highest 21% above SD 41±27.9Lowest 8% above SD
Lemmon and Lincoln Township 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% 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lemmon and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31%±2.7Highest SD: 18% 9.1%±19.7Lowest SD: 18%
Lemmon and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 8.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2.4Lowest SD: 5% 26.2%±18.4Highest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,147±$16kLowest 33% below SD $111,618±$34kHighest 49% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,200±$9kLowest 67% below SD $160,600±$97kHighest 38% below SD
Lincoln Township and Lemmon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $672±$107 29% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,479Lowest 46% below SD $1,662Highest 39% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.6%±14.3Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Lemmon and Lincoln Township 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% 5.5%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD 1969Highest 11 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 minLowest 48% below SD 16 minHighest 11% below SD
Work from home 9%±6.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lemmon and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 38.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Highest 1.30Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bison (14%)Lemmon (49%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Lincoln Township49% work in Lemmon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 10.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 126Highest 0.4Lowest
Schools
School district Lemmon School District 52-4—
High school in town Lemmon High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.0 —
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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