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Spring Lake Township vs Marlar Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+69.7 pts renters in Spring Lake Township) and size (6.9× in Spring Lake Township).

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Spring Lake Township, SDAn outdoors townHand County · 55 people
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Marlar Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 8 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

Spring Lake Township and Marlar Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Lake TownshipMarlar TownshipSpring Lake TownshipMarlar Township
Spring Lake Township ↔ Marlar Township6.4 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
Spring Lake TownshipMarlar Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd61st
Outdoors & history
Spring Lake TownshipMarlar Township
Trails4 mi6 mi
Conserved land30.8%22.6%
Community
Spring Lake TownshipMarlar 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.

Spring Lake TownshipMarlar Township
People
Population 55Highest 8Lowest
Median age 61±64.4Lowest 61% above SD 74±31.3Highest 95% above SD
Marlar Township and Spring Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.1%±42.5Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Spring Lake Township and Marlar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±61.1Lowest SD: 18% 50%±100Highest SD: 18%
Marlar Township and Spring Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,293±$26k 6% above SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 30.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 15.2%±19.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7%
Spring Lake Township and Marlar 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 21.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (42%)Wessington Springs (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marlar TownshipFew work in Spring Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.8%Highest 22.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.3 miLowest 6.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.5Lowest
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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