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Lone Tree Township vs Lawrence Township

Next-door neighbors in Charles Mix County. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in Lone Tree Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+21.1 pts in Lawrence Township).

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Lone Tree Township, SDA small town of 333Charles Mix County · 333 people
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Lawrence Township, SDA small town of 501Charles Mix County · 501 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.

Lone Tree TownshipA small town of 333
Quiet strengthsLone Tree Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lone Tree Township →
Lawrence TownshipA small town of 501
Quiet strengthsLawrence Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lawrence 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.

Trails3.5×
Lone Tree Township has more miles of trail
Lone Tree Township 4.6 miLawrence Township 1.3 mi
Bachelor’s degree++21.1 pts
More adults in Lawrence Township have a degree
Lawrence Township 29.8%Lone Tree Township 8.7%
In college+15.3 pts
Lone Tree Township is more of a college town
Lone Tree Township 16.5%Lawrence Township 1.2%
Street grid+44%
Lawrence Township has the more walkable street grid
Lawrence Township 1.3Lone Tree Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Lawrence Township

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.

Lone Tree Township$640/mo
Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →
Lawrence Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $259K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $10,000 a year, between Lawrence Township and Lone Tree Township.

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.

Where they are

Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lone Tree TownshipLawrence TownshipLone Tree TownshipLawrence Township
Lone Tree Township ↔ Lawrence Township5.8 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 TownshipLawrence Township
Snow a year31″31″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)165d165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd43rd
Outdoors & history
Lone Tree TownshipLawrence Township
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.8%2.4%
Community
Lone Tree TownshipLawrence 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 TownshipLawrence Township
People
Population 333Lowest 501Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -15.3% SD: +8.9%
Median age 31.9±17.8Highest 16% below SD 17.8±4.8Lowest 53% below SD
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.2%±8.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 50.3%±24.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Lawrence Township and Lone Tree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.9%±9.1Highest SD: 18% 2.8%±6.4Lowest SD: 18%
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 29.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 16.5%±9.9Highest SD: 5% 1.2%±2.5Lowest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,125±$41kHighest 11% above SD $65,833±$36kLowest 12% below SD
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,000±$34kLowest 63% below SD $259,400±$185kHighest about the SD average
Lawrence Township and Lone Tree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,156±$550Highest 22% above SD $675±$420Lowest 29% below SD
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,330 51% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 37%±62.5Lowest SD: 39.8%
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 58.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 70%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1980Lowest same as SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest about the SD average 14 minLowest 21% below SD
Work from home 7.6%±7.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lone Tree Township and Lawrence 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 9.3 miHighest 6.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (47%)Wagner (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lawrence TownshipFew work in Lone Tree Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.3Highest
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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