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Plummer Township vs Lane

25 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (236.3× in Lane) and conserved land (+22 pts in Plummer Township).

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Plummer Township, SDA small town of 15Brule County · 15 people
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Lane, SDA small town of 28South Dakota · 28 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.

Plummer TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsPlummer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plummer Township →
LaneA small town of 28
Quiet strengthsLane doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lane →
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
Plummer TownshipLane
Snow a year38″45″
January low8°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)153d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th61st
Outdoors & history
Plummer TownshipLane
Settled—1903
National Register places—1
Community
Plummer TownshipLane
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

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Plummer TownshipLanePlummer TownshipLane
Plummer Township ↔ Lane25 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.

Plummer TownshipLane
People
Population 15Lowest 28Highest
Median age 40.1±53.5Lowest 6% above SD 42.5±18.1Highest 12% above SD
Lane and Plummer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 17.9%±90.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Plummer Township and Lane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 10.7%±100Highest SD: 18%
Lane and Plummer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 8.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±94.3 SD: 5% 0%±50.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $98,333±$38k 31% above SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1948 32 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 13 min 28% below SD
Work from home 37.5%±35.3Highest SD: 9.7% 5.3%±9.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Plummer Township and Lane 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 46.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chester Township (25%)Wessington Springs (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LaneFew work in Plummer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 0.3Lowest 70.9Highest
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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