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Raritan Township vs Lynn Township

Next-door neighbors in Day County. The biggest differences: typical home built (50 yrs in Lynn Township) and homeowners (+33.3 pts renters in Raritan Township).

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Raritan Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 18 people
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Lynn Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 40 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.

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

Raritan Township and Lynn Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Raritan TownshipLynn TownshipRaritan TownshipLynn Township
Raritan Township ↔ Lynn Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Raritan TownshipLynn Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th18th
Outdoors & history
Raritan TownshipLynn Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land41.7%25.8%
Community
Raritan TownshipLynn 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.

Raritan TownshipLynn Township
People
Population 18Lowest 40Highest
Median age 15.8±56Lowest 58% below SD 49.3±14.9Highest 30% above SD
Lynn Township and Raritan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 55.6%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±70.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Raritan Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.7%±100Highest SD: 18% 2.5%±83.2Lowest SD: 18%
Raritan Township and Lynn 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% 12.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±78.6 SD: 5% 0%±35.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $74,750±$63k about the SD average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $220,800±$183k 14% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,300 21% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 49 min 172% above SD
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±25.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (22%)Roslyn (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lynn TownshipFew work in Raritan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.7%Highest 25.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
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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