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Lone Tree Township vs Rainbow Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: trails (7.5× in Rainbow Township) and typical home built (43 yrs in Rainbow Township).

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Lone Tree Township, SDA small town of 34Perkins County · 34 people
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Rainbow Township, SDA small town of 42Perkins County · 42 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.

Lone Tree TownshipA small town of 34
Quiet strengthsLone Tree Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Rainbow TownshipA small town of 42
Quiet strengthsRainbow Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rainbow 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

Lone Tree Township and Rainbow Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lone Tree TownshipRainbow TownshipLone Tree TownshipRainbow Township
Lone Tree Township ↔ Rainbow Township5.6 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
Lone Tree TownshipRainbow Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Lone Tree TownshipRainbow Township
Trails1 mi10 mi
Conserved land1.2%0%
Community
Lone Tree TownshipRainbow 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.

Lone Tree TownshipRainbow Township
People
Population 34Lowest 42Highest
Median age 54.8±18.2Highest 44% above SD 42±30.8Lowest 11% above SD
Lone Tree Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±83.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 26.2%±52.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Rainbow Township and Lone Tree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.4%±81.4Highest SD: 18% 0%±82.5Lowest SD: 18%
Lone Tree Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 29%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±41.6Lowest SD: 5% 21.4%±35Highest SD: 5%
Rainbow Township and Lone Tree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $123,438±$29k 64% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,192 56% below SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 26.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 72.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 61.9%±100Highest SD: 9.7% 45.2%±36.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lone Tree Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.8 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (78%)Lemmon (71%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rainbow TownshipFew work in Lone Tree Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
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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