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Trail Township vs Lincoln Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+57.9 pts in Trail Township) and homeowners (+29.5 pts renters in Trail Township).

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Trail Township, SDA small town of 43Perkins County · 43 people
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Lincoln Township, SDOne of the healthiest townsPerkins County · 164 people
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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.

Trail TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsTrail Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Trail Township →
Lincoln TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 70%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lincoln Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Bachelor’s degree++57.9 pts
More adults in Trail Township have a degree
Trail Township 66.7%Lincoln Township 8.8%
Homeowners+29.5 pts renters
Trail Township has more renters
Lincoln Township 83.3%Trail Township 53.8%
Trails2.7×
Lincoln Township has more miles of trail
Lincoln Township 10.6 miTrail Township 4.0 mi
Size3.8×
Lincoln Township is the bigger place
Lincoln Township 164Trail Township 43
Street grid+75%
Trail Township has the more walkable street grid
Trail Township 0.7Lincoln Township 0.4
Typical home built21 yrs
Trail Township’s homes are older
Lincoln Township 1969Trail Township 1948
★ What stands out · Where they are

Trail Township and Lincoln Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Trail TownshipLincoln TownshipTrail TownshipLincoln Township
Trail Township ↔ Lincoln Township7.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Health
–Trail TownshipNot graded B+Lincoln TownshipHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns
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
Trail TownshipLincoln Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low9°F9°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Trail TownshipLincoln Township
Trails4 mi11 mi
Conserved land6.1%0.7%
Community
Trail TownshipLincoln 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.

Trail TownshipLincoln Township
People
Population 43Lowest 164Highest
Median age 4.6±23.3Lowest 88% below SD 41±27.9Highest 8% above SD
Lincoln Township and Trail Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 58.1%±49.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±17.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Trail Township and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±78.3Highest SD: 18% 9.1%±19.7Lowest SD: 18%
Trail Township and Lincoln Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 8.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.9Lowest SD: 5% 26.2%±18.4Highest SD: 5%
Lincoln Township and Trail Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $111,618±$34k 49% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $160,600±$97k 38% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,662 39% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 5.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 32 yrs older than SD 1969Highest 11 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 11% below SD
Work from home 0%±83.3 SD: 9.7% 0%±8.8 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (44%)Lemmon (49%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lincoln TownshipFew work in Trail Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miLowest 10.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.4Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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