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Sweet Township vs La Bolt 135 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (42.1× in La Bolt) and property tax bill (2× in La Bolt).
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.
La Bolt A small town of 80
Quiet strengths La Bolt doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about La Bolt →
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 · Report cards Grades and rankings, side by side Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.
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
Outdoors & history
National Register places 2 — Community
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 135 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Sweet Township ↔ La Bolt 135 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
92 Highest 80 Lowest
Median age
41.3 ±38.7 Highest 9% above SD 40.3 ±8.3 Lowest 6% above SD
Kids under 18
31.5% ±25.6 Highest SD: 24.2% 18.8% ±20.4 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
28.3% ±25.6 Highest SD: 18% 17.5% ±31.7 Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25% Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.1% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±15.4 SD: 5% 0% ±17.7 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$113,333 ±$84k Highest 51% above SD $71,667 ±$26k Lowest 5% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $65,000 ±$23k 75% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$486 Lowest 82% below SD $950 Highest 65% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 0% ±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
0% Lowest SD: 11.9% 7.5% Highest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.5% Highest SD: 68.6% 86.1% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1946 Highest 34 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
8 min Lowest 54% below SD 23 min Highest 30% above SD
Work from home
31.4% ±34.3 Highest SD: 9.7% 2.2% ±4.3 Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0.9% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
23.8 mi Highest 22.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.40 Lowest 0.57 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Parkston (11%) Milbank (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in La Bolt Few work in Sweet Township
Conserved landshare of the town
0.3% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
3.6 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.6 Lowest 67.4 Highest
School district
Menno School District 33-2 —
High school in town
None in town —
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Sweet Township Towns like Sweet Township 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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