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Prior Township vs Lockwood Township

Next-door neighbors, in two states. The biggest differences: trails (26.5× in Prior Township) and property tax bill (+80% in Lockwood Township).

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Prior Township, MNA small town of 303Big Stone County · 303 people
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Lockwood Township, SDAn outdoors townRoberts County · 314 people
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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.

Prior TownshipA small town of 303
Quiet strengthsPrior Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Prior Township →
Lockwood TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.3% conserved land0.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Lockwood Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails26.5×
Prior Township has more miles of trail
Prior Township 5.3 miLockwood Township 0.2 mi
Property tax bill+80%
Tax bills are bigger in Lockwood Township
Lockwood Township $2,707Prior Township $1,500
Conserved land+23.7 pts
Lockwood Township has more conserved land
Lockwood Township 32.3%Prior Township 8.6%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Prior Township is more of a job hub
Prior Township 0.09Lockwood Township 0.04
Homeowners+14.8 pts renters
Prior Township has more renters
Lockwood Township 99.3%Prior Township 84.5%
Typical home built20 yrs
Prior Township’s homes are older
Lockwood Township 1996Prior Township 1976
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Lockwood 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.

Prior Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $273K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →
Lockwood Township$2,050/mo
Typical home $348K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Lockwood Township and Prior Township.

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.

Where they are

Prior Township and Lockwood Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Prior TownshipLockwood TownshipPrior TownshipLockwood Township
Prior Township ↔ Lockwood Township5.6 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
Prior TownshipLockwood Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th70th
Outdoors & history
Prior TownshipLockwood Township
Trails5 mi0 mi
Conserved land8.6%32.3%
Settled1879—
Community
Prior TownshipLockwood 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.

Prior TownshipLockwood Township
People
Population 303Lowest 314Highest
Median age 61.1±18.9Lowest 57% above U.S. 63±7.4Highest 62% above U.S.
Lockwood Township and Prior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.8%±9.9Highest U.S.: 22% 6.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 22%
Prior Township and Lockwood Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 43.9%±13Lowest U.S.: 17.2% 48.4%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Lockwood Township and Prior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% 30.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% 4.1%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4%
Lockwood Township and Prior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,833±$15kLowest 12% below U.S. $87,969±$7kHighest 9% above U.S.
Lockwood Township and Prior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $272,900±$48kLowest 18% below U.S. $348,300±$46kHighest 5% above U.S.
Lockwood Township and Prior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 52% below U.S. $2,707Highest 13% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line 24.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% 22%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% 99.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 19% below U.S. 25 minHighest 5% below U.S.
Work from home 17.4%±31.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% 23.7%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Lockwood Township and Prior 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 18.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Graceville (15%)Milbank (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lockwood TownshipFew work in Prior Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.6%Lowest 32.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 2.0Highest
Schools
School district Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley—
High school in town Lismore Colony Senior High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 3.3 —
U.S. average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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