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Letcher Township vs Blom Township

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.8× in Letcher Township) and jobs per worker (3.8× in Blom Township).

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Letcher Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 102 people
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Blom Township, SDA small town of 65Deuel County · 65 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.

Blom TownshipA small town of 65
Quiet strengthsBlom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blom 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.

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
Letcher TownshipBlom Township
Snow a year41″61″
January low9°F2°F
July high87°F80°F
Growing season (days)167d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th36th
Outdoors & history
Letcher TownshipBlom Township
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land14.3%0%
Famous people born here1—
Community
Letcher TownshipBlom 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.

Where they are

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Letcher Township ↔ Blom Township86 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.

Letcher TownshipBlom Township
People
Population 102Highest 65Lowest
Median age 49.9±18Lowest 31% above SD 50.5±8Highest 33% above SD
Blom Township and Letcher Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.5%±18.8Highest SD: 24.2% 9.2%±35Lowest SD: 24.2%
Letcher Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.4%±20.6Highest SD: 18% 7.7%±52.7Lowest SD: 18%
Letcher Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 34%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±10.9Lowest SD: 5% 9.2%±9.3Highest SD: 5%
Blom Township and Letcher Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,417±$38kLowest 40% above SD $130,547±$22kHighest 74% above SD
Blom Township and Letcher Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $541,700±$111k 110% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,167 16% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 3.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 90.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than SD 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 42% above SD 23 minLowest 26% above SD
Work from home 27.9%±25.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±18.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Letcher Township and Blom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.98Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Woonsocket (24%)Clear Lake (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blom TownshipFew work in Letcher Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.0 miHighest 2.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.1Lowest
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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