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Lone Tree Township vs New Effington

205 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (111.8× in New Effington) and rent (2.3× in Lone Tree Township).

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Lone Tree Township, SDA small town of 333Charles Mix County · 333 people
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New Effington, SDA small town of 269South Dakota · 269 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 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 →
New EffingtonA small town of 269
Quiet strengthsNew Effington doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about New Effington →
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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Lone Tree 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 →
New Effington$420/mo
Typical home $68K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $510/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Lone Tree Township and New Effington.

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.

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 TownshipNew Effington
Snow a year31″49″
January low12°F1°F
July high87°F82°F
Growing season (days)165d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd41st
Outdoors & history
Lone Tree TownshipNew Effington
Trails5 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.8%1.7%
Settled—1914
National Register places—1
Archive photos—4
Community
Lone Tree TownshipNew Effington
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.

Where they are

205 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lone Tree Township ↔ New Effington205 miles apart
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 TownshipNew Effington
People
Population 333Highest 269Lowest
Median age 31.9±17.8Lowest 16% below SD 32.5±8.2Highest 14% below SD
New Effington and Lone Tree 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% 29.4%±9Highest SD: 24.2%
New Effington 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%±9.1Lowest SD: 18% 14.9%±6.6Highest SD: 18%
New Effington and Lone Tree 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 6.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 16.5%±9.9Highest SD: 5% 2.2%±3Lowest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,125±$41kHighest 11% above SD $50,208±$7kLowest 33% below SD
Lone Tree Township and New Effington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,000±$34kHighest 63% below SD $68,000±$27kLowest 74% below SD
Lone Tree Township and New Effington 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 $510±$67Lowest 46% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $740 73% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 19.4%±34.5Lowest SD: 39.8%
Lone Tree Township and New Effington 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% 20.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 68%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest about the SD average 17 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 7.6%±7.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lone Tree Township and New Effington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (47%)Sisseton (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in New EffingtonFew work in Lone Tree Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 101Highest
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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