Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,657, settled in 1880. Public schools that outperform most of South Dakota.
Lennox is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 2nd among South Dakota's 35 graded towns. Its public schools beat 89% of South Dakota towns on state tests and graduation, it reports less crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns, and a typical home costs about $324K, 3.9 years of the Sioux Falls metro’s $83K median household income. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in incomes. On the outdoors, just 8 of South Dakota’s 85 towns do worse. Harney Hospital is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 25 South Dakota towns, just 1 have a lower property crime rate than Lennox.
Where Lennox beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lennox Elementary - 02 | PK–4 | 362 |
| Lennox Intermediate - 09 | 5–6 | 185 |
| Lennox Jr. High - 08 | 7–8 | 169 |
2,111 counted in 2010 and 2,423 in 2020; an estimated 2,657 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.8% since 2020, after 14.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Dakota), ordered by how far Lennox is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 89 in 1880, 2,423 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1916 and 4 maps from 1897 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lennox, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lennox.
Lennox pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, fares better on crime within South Dakota than nationally and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of South Dakota.
Its A for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $324K. Its A ranks #3 of the 35 South Dakota towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Lennox School District 41-4.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox Elementary - 02Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 362 | A |
| Lennox High School - 01Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 357 | B |
| Lennox Jr. High - 08Top results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 169 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SD on state tests and graduation
At 8.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 95% of South Dakota’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
At 1.2 per 1,000 residents, Lennox’s violent crime rate is against 2 in South Dakota’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within South Dakota it is healthier than 50% of the 35 graded towns: South Dakota sets a high bar.
Lennox tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. 28% of Lennox adults sleep under 7 hours, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 36%. 19% of Lennox adults binge drink.
| Lennox | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 647 in 2013 to 851.
Most working residents leave Lennox for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Lennox grew to 851 in 2023, 204 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Lennox is 23 minutes.
| Lennox | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 31% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Sioux Falls weather station, 18 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 157 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 86% of South Dakota places with climate records.
Lennox has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 8° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the South Dakota average. Lennox has grown 9.8% since 2020, to 2,657 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lennox.
| Lennox | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 34% | 29% |
| Median age | 38 years | 39.6 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Lennox | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.1% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.5% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 10% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
64.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 39.8% across South Dakota.
Lennox’s median rent is $745 a month.
| Lennox | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $745 a month | $963 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lennox. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
16 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science
39 mi MuseumNational Music Museum
38 mi National park siteMissouri National Recreational River166K visitors a year
16 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum26 mi MuseumPorter Sculpture ParkGreat Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Music Museum: Charvex, Public domain · Missouri National Recreational River: Dugan Smith, Public domain · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lennox
About 1 of every 100 Lennox residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Where Lennox’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in South Dakota, United States
Lennox is a city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States, located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Sioux Falls. The population was 2,423 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Lennox.
| Town | SD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox | #2 | A+ | A− | A− | A | A− |
| Perry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Perry Township and Grant Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lennox with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Lennox grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #2 of 35 in South Dakota. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
