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Patten Township vs Crow Lake Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: conserved land (+18.4 pts in Crow Lake Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+12.6 pts in Crow Lake Township).

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Patten Township, SDA small town of 97Aurora County · 97 people
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Crow Lake Township, SDA small town of 49Jerauld County · 49 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.

Patten TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsPatten Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Crow Lake TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsCrow Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crow Lake 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 · Where they are

Patten Township and Crow Lake Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Patten TownshipCrow Lake TownshipPatten TownshipCrow Lake Township
Patten Township ↔ Crow Lake Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
Patten TownshipCrow Lake Township
Snow a year38″45″
January low8°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)153d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th61st
Outdoors & history
Patten TownshipCrow Lake Township
National Register places2—
Community
Patten TownshipCrow Lake 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.

Patten TownshipCrow Lake Township
People
Population 97Highest 49Lowest
Median age 36.3±20.7Lowest 4% below SD 54.6±9.2Highest 44% above SD
Crow Lake Township and Patten Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46.4%±50.3Highest SD: 24.2% 6.1%±54.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Patten Township and Crow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.1%±32.7Highest SD: 18% 0%±70.7Lowest SD: 18%
Patten Township and Crow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 35.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.6 SD: 5% 0%±28.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,792 76% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 4.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985 5 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 27.1%±29Lowest SD: 9.7% 58.7%±10.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Crow Lake Township and Patten 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 36.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Plankinton (13%)Wessington Springs (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crow Lake TownshipFew work in Patten Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.9%Lowest 36.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.7Highest
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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