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Lodgepole Township vs Fredlund Township
Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+11.3 pts in Fredlund Township) and street grid (+50% in Lodgepole Township).
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.
Lodgepole Township A small town of 0
Quiet strengths Lodgepole Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Fredlund Township A small town of 0
Quiet strengths Fredlund Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fredlund 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 Lodgepole Township and Fredlund Township share a border Straight-line miles between town centers.
Lodgepole Township ↔ Fredlund Township 5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Lodgepole Township Fredlund Township
Outdoors & history
Lodgepole Township Fredlund Township
Community
Lodgepole Township Fredlund Township
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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Lodgepole Township Fredlund Township
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents
0%
0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
19.3 mi Lowest
29.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00
0.00
Top workplaceoutside town
Lemmon (36%) Lemmon (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Fredlund Township Few work in Lodgepole Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
1.1% Lowest
12.4% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
1.2 mi
1.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
1
1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.3 Highest
0.2 Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of error ACS 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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Fredlund Township or Lodgepole Township: which would you pick? →
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Bordering Lodgepole 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.
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