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Sterling Township vs Lamro Township

165 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (17× in Lamro Township) and trails (9× in Lamro Township).

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Sterling Township, SDA small town of 345Brookings County · 345 people
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Lamro Township, SDA small town of 286Tripp County · 286 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.

Sterling TownshipA small town of 345
Quiet strengthsSterling Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sterling Township →
Lamro TownshipA small town of 286
Quiet strengthsLamro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lamro 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,910 more a month in Sterling 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.

Sterling Township$3,270/mo
Typical home $559K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →
Lamro Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $231K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →

The difference: $1,910 a month, about $22,900 a year, between Sterling Township and Lamro 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.

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
Sterling TownshipLamro Township
Snow a year36″49″
January low4°F13°F
July high81°F90°F
Growing season (days)145d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th42nd
Outdoors & history
Sterling TownshipLamro Township
Trails2 mi15 mi
Conserved land1.3%1.5%
National Register places2—
Community
Sterling TownshipLamro 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

165 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sterling Township ↔ Lamro Township165 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.

Sterling TownshipLamro Township
People
Population 345Highest 286Lowest
Median age 51.5±6.5Lowest 36% above SD 52.5±26.4Highest 38% above SD
Lamro Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.3%±21.6Highest SD: 24.2% 19.2%±15.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Sterling Township and Lamro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.6%±12.5Lowest SD: 18% 27.6%±12.8Highest SD: 18%
Lamro Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±5.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.9Lowest SD: 5%
Sterling Township and Lamro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $144,318±$8kHighest 92% above SD $119,375±$37kLowest 59% above SD
Sterling Township and Lamro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $558,800±$186kHighest 117% above SD $231,300±$104kLowest 10% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,133Highest 52% above SD $1,833Lowest 33% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 66.7%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 97.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD 1986Lowest 6 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 10% below SD 16 minLowest 12% below SD
Work from home 5.1%±7.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 14.6%±20.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Lamro Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.68Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (46%)Winner (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lamro TownshipFew work in Sterling Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.8Highest
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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