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Rainbow Township vs White Lake Township

219 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.6× in Rainbow Township) and street grid (2.3× in White Lake Township).

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Rainbow Township, SDA small town of 42Perkins County · 42 people
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White Lake Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 96 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.

Rainbow TownshipA small town of 42
Quiet strengthsRainbow Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rainbow 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
Rainbow TownshipWhite Lake Township
Snow a year40″38″
January low10°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th48th
Outdoors & history
Rainbow TownshipWhite Lake Township
Trails10 mi4 mi
Conserved land0%21.2%
Community
Rainbow TownshipWhite 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.

Where they are

219 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rainbow Township ↔ White Lake Township219 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.

Rainbow TownshipWhite Lake Township
People
Population 42Lowest 96Highest
Median age 42±30.8Lowest 11% above SD 44.8±19.4Highest 18% above SD
White Lake Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±52.3Highest SD: 24.2% 17.7%±22.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Rainbow Township and White Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±82.5Lowest SD: 18% 26%±30.8Highest SD: 18%
White Lake Township and Rainbow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Lowest SD: 31.9% 30.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21.4%±35Highest SD: 5% 0%±14.7Lowest SD: 5%
Rainbow Township and White Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $77,813±$14k 4% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $416,700±$327k 62% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,500 45% below SD
Below poverty line 26.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 72.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1959Highest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 24 min 37% above SD
Work from home 45.2%±36.5Highest SD: 9.7% 22.8%±19.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Rainbow Township and White Lake 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 27.8 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (71%)Mitchell (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in White Lake TownshipFew work in Rainbow Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 21.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.8 miHighest 3.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.9Highest
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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