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Norden Township vs Lien Township

85 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (32 min in Lien Township) and seasonal homes (+57.1 pts in Norden Township).

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Norden Township, SDA small town of 280Deuel County · 280 people
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Lien Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 188 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.

Norden TownshipA small town of 280
Quiet strengthsNorden Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Norden 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
Norden TownshipLien Township
Snow a year61″49″
January low2°F1°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th41st
Outdoors & history
Norden TownshipLien Township
Trails7 mi2 mi
Conserved land10.4%34.8%
National Register places42
Community
Norden TownshipLien 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

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Norden Township ↔ Lien Township85 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.

Norden TownshipLien Township
People
Population 280Highest 188Lowest
Median age 57.8±8.2Highest 52% above SD 56.2±8.8Lowest 48% above SD
Norden Township and Lien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.2%±10Highest SD: 24.2% 8.5%±16.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Norden Township and Lien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.4%±11.4Lowest SD: 18% 29.8%±17.3Highest SD: 18%
Lien Township and Norden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±4.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.5Lowest SD: 5%
Norden Township and Lien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $151,250±$108kHighest 101% above SD $103,542±$41kLowest 38% above SD
Norden Township and Lien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $268,200±$112k 4% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,432 47% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 11.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 46 minHighest 157% above SD 14 minLowest 20% below SD
Work from home 5.5%±6.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 24%±17.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Lien Township and Norden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (16%)Sisseton (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lien TownshipFew work in Norden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Lowest 34.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.7 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 1.6Highest
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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