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Lowe Township vs Sisseton Township

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.4× in Sisseton Township) and typical home built (28 yrs in Sisseton Township).

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Lowe Township, SDA small town of 173Deuel County · 173 people
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Sisseton Township, SDA small town of 122Marshall County · 122 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.

Lowe TownshipA small town of 173
Quiet strengthsLowe Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lowe Township →
Sisseton TownshipA small town of 122
Quiet strengthsSisseton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sisseton 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.

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
Lowe TownshipSisseton Township
Snow a year61″45″
January low2°F0°F
July high80°F83°F
Growing season (days)146d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th22nd
Outdoors & history
Lowe TownshipSisseton Township
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land8.2%—
National Register places1—
Archive photos—6
Community
Lowe TownshipSisseton 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.

Where they are

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lowe Township ↔ Sisseton Township72 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.

Lowe TownshipSisseton Township
People
Population 173Highest 122Lowest
Median age 22.9±17.5Highest 40% below SD 21±16.5Lowest 45% below SD
Lowe Township and Sisseton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.9%±8.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 50%±9.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Sisseton Township and Lowe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±20Lowest SD: 18% 0.8%±27.2Highest SD: 18%
Sisseton Township and Lowe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 11.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±9.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±11.6Lowest SD: 5%
Lowe Township and Sisseton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,583±$63kHighest 31% above SD $80,938±$39kLowest 8% above SD
Lowe Township and Sisseton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $175,000±$86k 32% below SD
Below poverty line 30.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 54% below SD
Work from home 18.4%±21Highest SD: 9.7% 6.8%±9.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lowe Township and Sisseton 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 28.3 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (21%)Britton (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sisseton TownshipFew work in Lowe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.2%Lowest 22.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9
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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