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.

Down paymentRate%

Veblen$1,250/mo

Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

Lawrence Township$360/mo

Typical home $54K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $446/mo · Housing →

The difference: $880 a month, about $10,600 a year, between Veblen and Lawrence 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

VeblenLawrence Township

Snow a year48″51″

January low3°F 3°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)160d 149d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 51st

Outdoors & history

VeblenLawrence Township

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—2.4%

Settled1900 —

Community

VeblenLawrence Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VeblenLawrence Township

Veblen ↔ Lawrence Township29 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

VeblenLawrence Township

People

Population 455Highest 245Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -40.3% SD: +8.9% —

Median age 27.3±7.4Highest 28% below SD 22.3±9.7Lowest 41% below SD

Veblen and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 43.1%±8.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 43.3%±28.9Highest SD: 24.2%

Lawrence Township and Veblen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.7%±5.1Lowest SD: 18% 14.7%±12.1Highest SD: 18%

Lawrence Township and Veblen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 25.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±4Lowest SD: 5% 4.9%±7.6Highest SD: 5%

Lawrence Township and Veblen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,167±$8kHighest 15% below SD $60,375±$33kLowest 20% below SD

Veblen and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $43,700±$12kLowest 83% below SD $54,100±$5kHighest 79% below SD

Lawrence Township and Veblen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $713±$47Highest 25% below SD $446±$276Lowest 53% below SD

Veblen and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $590 78% below SD —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.3%±24.3Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±64.5Lowest SD: 39.8%

Veblen and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 14.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 23.7%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 56.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 52.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 9% below SD 11 minLowest 36% below SD

Work from home 0%±6.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±10.9 SD: 9.7%

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Veblen Township (25%)Sisseton (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lawrence TownshipFew work in Veblen

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 138Highest 1.3Lowest

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.

Veblen vs Lawrence Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $880 more a month in Veblen

What daily life feels like in each

29 miles apart

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