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Lincoln Township vs Lemmon

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

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Lincoln Township, SDOne of the healthiest townsPerkins County · 164 people
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Lemmon, SDHomes around $125KSouth Dakota · 1,208 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.

Lincoln TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 70%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lincoln Township →
LemmonHomes around $125K
Housing$125K typical home61% below the SD typical home History12 archive photos & papers5 places on the National Register All about Lemmon →
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.

Lincoln Township$980/mo
Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →
Lemmon$830/mo
Typical home $125K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $672/mo · 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
–Lincoln TownshipNot graded BLemmonBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
B+Lincoln TownshipHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns B−LemmonHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Lincoln Township and Lemmon share a border

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

Lincoln TownshipLemmonLincoln TownshipLemmon
Lincoln Township ↔ Lemmon3.5 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
Lincoln TownshipLemmon
Snow a year42″42″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Lincoln TownshipLemmon
Trails11 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.7%0%
National Register places—5
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—3
Community
Lincoln TownshipLemmon
Library hours a week—36 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.

Lincoln TownshipLemmon
People
Population 164Lowest 1,208Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -5.5% SD: +8.9%
Median age 41±27.9Lowest 8% above SD 45.9±8.9Highest 21% 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 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 21.7%±5.2Highest 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+ 9.1%±19.7Lowest SD: 18% 31%±2.7Highest 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+ 8.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 26.2%±18.4Highest SD: 5% 3.2%±2.4Lowest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,618±$34kHighest 49% above SD $50,147±$16kLowest 33% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,600±$97kHighest 38% below SD $86,200±$9kLowest 67% 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 $1,662Highest 39% below SD $1,479Lowest 46% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 37.6%±14.3Highest 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 5.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 22%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 73%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 11 yrs older than SD 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 11% below SD 9 minLowest 48% below SD
Work from home 0%±8.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 9%±6.4Highest 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 0%Lowest 38.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.30Lowest 1.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (49%)Bison (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 49% work in Lemmon3% work in Lincoln Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 126Highest
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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