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St. Lawrence Township vs Interior Township

159 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (8× in St. Lawrence Township) and conserved land (+49.7 pts in Interior Township).

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St. Lawrence Township, SDA small town of 62Hand County · 62 people
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Interior Township, SDAn outdoors townJackson County · 45 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.

St. Lawrence TownshipA small town of 62
Quiet strengthsSt. Lawrence Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about St. Lawrence 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
St. Lawrence TownshipInterior Township
Snow a year44″38″
January low7°F14°F
July high85°F91°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd60th
Outdoors & history
St. Lawrence TownshipInterior Township
Trails3 mi12 mi
Conserved land10.1%59.8%
Settled18811907
National Register places—1
Archive photos—12
Community
St. Lawrence TownshipInterior 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

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

St. Lawrence Township ↔ Interior Township159 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.

St. Lawrence TownshipInterior Township
People
Population 62Highest 45Lowest
Median age 21.7±0.3Highest 43% below SD 21.4±0.3Lowest 44% below SD
St. Lawrence Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.1%±41.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±60.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Interior Township and St. Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.7%±54.7Highest SD: 18% 0%±77Lowest SD: 18%
St. Lawrence Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 51.6%±27.9Highest SD: 5% 0%±31.4Lowest SD: 5%
St. Lawrence Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $31,328±$647 58% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±61.5 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 100%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 17.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±21.7 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 13.3%Highest 10%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.13Lowest 3.65Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller (17%)Kadoka (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Interior TownshipFew work in St. Lawrence Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.1%Lowest 59.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miLowest 12.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.1Lowest
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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