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Onaka vs Lake Flat Township 161 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (160× in Onaka) and trails (20× in Lake Flat Township).
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Onaka, SD A small town of 25 South Dakota · 25 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.
Onaka A small town of 25
Quiet strengths Onaka doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Lake Flat Township A small town of 60
Quiet strengths Lake Flat Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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
Growing season (days) — 141d Outdoors & history
Community
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 161 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Onaka ↔ Lake Flat Township 161 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
25 Lowest 60 Highest
Median age
13.5 ±48.3 Lowest 64% below SD 15.7 ±16.1 Highest 59% below SD
Kids under 18
56% ±86.4 Highest SD: 24.2% 53.3% ±48.1 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
20% ±100 Highest SD: 18% 15% ±52.8 Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
45.5% Lowest SD: 31.9% 50% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±56.6 SD: 5% 0% ±23.6 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
— $111,042 ±$24k 48% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $368,200 ±$112k 43% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $8,125 198% above SD
Below poverty line
100% Highest SD: 11.9% 0% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1948 Lowest 32 yrs older than SD 1968 Highest 12 yrs older than SD
Work from home
62.5% ±97.6 Highest SD: 9.7% 21.1% ±18.4 Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
89.3 mi Highest 44.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
1.17 Highest 0.00 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Yale (17%) Rapid City (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Lake Flat Township Few work in Onaka
Conserved landshare of the town
0.7% Lowest 3.7% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.2 mi Lowest 4.0 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.7 mi Highest 0.1 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
48.0 Highest 0.3 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Onaka 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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