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Afton Township vs Floyd Township

Next-door neighbors in Sanborn County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+60 pts renters in Afton Township) and conserved land (+28.4 pts in Floyd Township).

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Afton Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 40 people
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Floyd Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 61 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.

Afton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.5% conserved land3.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Afton Township →
Floyd TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors66.9% conserved land1.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Floyd Township →
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.

Homeowners+60 pts renters
Afton Township has more renters
Floyd Township 100%Afton Township 40%
Conserved land+28.4 pts
Floyd Township has more conserved land
Floyd Township 66.9%Afton Township 38.5%
Bachelor’s degree++24.6 pts
More adults in Floyd Township have a degree
Floyd Township 40.4%Afton Township 15.8%
Trails2.4×
Afton Township has more miles of trail
Afton Township 3.9 miFloyd Township 1.6 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Afton Township and Floyd Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Afton TownshipFloyd TownshipAfton TownshipFloyd Township
Afton Township ↔ Floyd Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Afton TownshipFloyd Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low5°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Afton TownshipFloyd Township
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land38.5%66.9%
Community
Afton TownshipFloyd 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.

Afton TownshipFloyd Township
People
Population 40Lowest 61Highest
Median age 13.8±44.5Lowest 64% below SD 59.6±8.2Highest 57% above SD
Floyd Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 52.5%±49Highest SD: 24.2% 23%±45.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Afton Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±79.7Lowest SD: 18% 31.1%±40.4Highest SD: 18%
Floyd Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±27.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±23.2Lowest SD: 5%
Afton Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $94,250±$44k 26% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $335,700±$83k 30% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,219 55% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 40%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1958 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 37.5%±31.4Highest SD: 9.7% 9.7%±15.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Afton Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Woonsocket (14%)Mitchell (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Floyd TownshipFew work in Afton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 38.5%Lowest 66.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.9 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
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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