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New Effington vs Lone Tree Township

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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New Effington, SDA small town of 269South Dakota · 269 people
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Lone Tree Township, SDA small town of 333Charles Mix County · 333 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

New Effington$420/mo
Typical home $68K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $510/mo · Housing →
Lone Tree Township$640/mo
Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,156/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
New EffingtonLone Tree Township
Snow a year49″31″
January low1°F12°F
July high82°F87°F
Growing season (days)152d165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st43rd
Outdoors & history
New EffingtonLone Tree Township
Trails0 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.7%3.8%
Settled1914—
National Register places1—
Archive photos4—
Community
New EffingtonLone Tree 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

205 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

New Effington ↔ Lone Tree Township205 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.

New EffingtonLone Tree Township
People
Population 269Lowest 333Highest
Median age 32.5±8.2Highest 14% below SD 31.9±17.8Lowest 16% 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 29.4%±9Highest SD: 24.2% 25.2%±8.3Lowest 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+ 14.9%±6.6Highest SD: 18% 12.9%±9.1Lowest 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+ 6.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 8.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±3Lowest SD: 5% 16.5%±9.9Highest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,208±$7kLowest 33% below SD $83,125±$41kHighest 11% above 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 $68,000±$27kLowest 74% below SD $95,000±$34kHighest 63% 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 $510±$67Lowest 46% below SD $1,156±$550Highest 22% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $740 73% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.4%±34.5Lowest SD: 39.8% 61.5%±100Highest 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 20.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 11.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68%Highest SD: 68.6% 67.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest about the SD average 17 minHighest about the SD average
Work from home 0%±9Lowest SD: 9.7% 7.6%±7.5Highest 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 2.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (41%)Wagner (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone Tree TownshipFew work in New Effington
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 101Highest 0.9Lowest
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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