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Lyon Township vs Union Township

Next-door neighbors in Brule County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2× in Lyon Township) and trails (+70% in Union Township).

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Lyon Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 58 people
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Union Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 105 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.

Lyon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors26.8% conserved land2.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Lyon Township →
Union TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.9% conserved land3.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Union 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.

Jobs per worker2×
Lyon Township is more of a job hub
Lyon Township 0.47Union Township 0.24
Trails+70%
Union Township has more miles of trail
Union Township 3.4 miLyon Township 2.0 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lyon Township and Union Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lyon TownshipUnion TownshipLyon TownshipUnion Township
Lyon Township ↔ Union Township5.1 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
Lyon TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Lyon TownshipUnion Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land26.8%18.9%
Community
Lyon TownshipUnion 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.

Lyon TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 58Lowest 105Highest
Median age 59.2±0.5Highest 56% above SD 34.7±40.4Lowest 9% below SD
Lyon Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 19%±32.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Union Township and Lyon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.7%±52.4Lowest SD: 18% 26.7%±26.1Highest SD: 18%
Union Township and Lyon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 8.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.4 SD: 5% 0%±13.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,909±$9kLowest 6% below SD $123,929±$46kHighest 65% above SD
Union Township and Lyon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $863 68% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1943Highest 37 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±26.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 32.4%±17.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Union Township and Lyon 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 42.3 miHighest 34.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (18%)Chamberlain (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Lyon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.8%Highest 18.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
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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