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Lodi Township vs Crandon Township

Next-door neighbors in Spink County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+69.2 pts in Crandon Township) and size (6.3× in Crandon Township).

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Lodi Township, SDA small town of 16Spink County · 16 people
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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 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.

Lodi TownshipA small town of 16
Quiet strengthsLodi Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Crandon TownshipA small town of 101
Quiet strengthsCrandon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crandon 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.

Bachelor’s degree++69.2 pts
More adults in Crandon Township have a degree
Crandon Township 69.2%Lodi Township 0%
Size6.3×
Crandon Township is the bigger place
Crandon Township 101Lodi Township 16
Homeowners+32.7 pts renters
Lodi Township has more renters
Crandon Township 78.9%Lodi Township 46.2%
Typical home built33 yrs
Lodi Township’s homes are older
Crandon Township 1989Lodi Township 1956
Work in town+10.5 pts
More of Lodi Township’s workers stay in town
Lodi Township 10.5%Crandon Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lodi Township and Crandon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lodi TownshipCrandon TownshipLodi TownshipCrandon Township
Lodi Township ↔ Crandon Township6.5 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
Lodi TownshipCrandon Township
Snow a year43″—
January low1°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)137d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th30th
Outdoors & history
Lodi TownshipCrandon Township
Trails18 mi13 mi
Conserved land5.7%0.4%
Community
Lodi TownshipCrandon 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.

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.

Lodi TownshipCrandon Township
People
Population 16Lowest 101Highest
Median age 42.3±38.9Highest 11% above SD 26.1±9.5Lowest 31% below SD
Lodi Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.8%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.7%±20.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Crandon Township and Lodi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.5%±100Highest SD: 18% 8.9%±31.9Lowest SD: 18%
Lodi Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 69.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±88.4Lowest SD: 5% 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5%
Crandon Township and Lodi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $112,708±$73k 50% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $370,000±$127k 44% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,375 50% below SD
Below poverty line 37.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 29.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 78.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 54.1%±31.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Crandon Township and Lodi Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pierre (16%)Mellette (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crandon TownshipFew work in Lodi Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.8 miHighest 12.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
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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