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Wall vs Lake Flat Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (96.7× in Wall) and property tax bill (4.8× in Lake Flat Township).

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Wall, SDA regional job hubSouth Dakota · 622 people
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Lake Flat Township, SDA small town of 60Pennington County · 60 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.

WallA regional job hub
Work468 jobsbased in Wall, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 71%of SD districts All about Wall →
Lake Flat TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsLake Flat Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lake Flat 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.

Street grid96.7×
Wall has the more walkable street grid
Wall 29.0Lake Flat Township 0.3
Property tax bill4.8×
Tax bills are bigger in Lake Flat Township
Lake Flat Township $8,125Wall $1,709
Trails13.3×
Lake Flat Township has more miles of trail
Lake Flat Township 4.0 miWall 0.3 mi
Home values2.2×
Homes cost more in Lake Flat Township
Lake Flat Township $368,200Wall $164,800
Size10.4×
Wall is the bigger place
Wall 622Lake Flat Township 60
Median age30.5 yrs
Wall skews older
Wall 46.2Lake Flat Township 15.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Lake Flat 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.

Wall$2,000/mo
Typical home $327K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →
Lake Flat Township$2,610/mo
Typical home $368K (Census) · tax rate 2.21% · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Lake Flat Township and Wall.

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.

Where they are

Wall and Lake Flat Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WallLake Flat TownshipWallLake Flat Township
Wall ↔ Lake Flat Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Schools
B+WallBetter than 71% of districts in the state –Lake Flat TownshipNot graded
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
WallLake Flat Township
Snow a year30″30″
January low9°F9°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
WallLake Flat Township
Trails0 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.3%3.7%
Settled1908—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here1—
Community
WallLake Flat Township
Library hours a week19 hrs—
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.

WallLake Flat Township
People
Population 622Highest 60Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.7% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 46.2±8.9Highest 22% above SD 15.7±16.1Lowest 59% below SD
Kids under 18 18.2%±5.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 53.3%±48.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Lake Flat Township and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.1%±6.7Highest SD: 18% 15%±52.8Lowest SD: 18%
Wall and Lake Flat Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 50%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±2.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±23.6Lowest SD: 5%
Wall and Lake Flat Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,984±$8kLowest 21% below SD $111,042±$24kHighest 48% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $164,800±$20kLowest 36% below SD $368,200±$112kHighest 43% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,709Lowest 37% below SD $8,125Highest 198% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.5%±53.6 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 8.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 min 3% below SD —
Work from home 4.7%±3.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 21.1%±18.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Lake Flat Township and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 44.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.70Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (47%)Rapid City (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lake Flat Township13% work in Wall
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 4.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.0Highest 0.3Lowest
Schools
School district Wall School District 51-5—
High school in town Wall High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3 —
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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