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Belford Township vs Blaine Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Belford Township) and typical home built (62 yrs in Blaine Township).

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Belford Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 64 people
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Blaine Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 35 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.

Belford TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.2% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Belford Township →
Blaine TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16% conserved land7.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Blaine 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.

Jobs per worker8.3×
Belford Township is more of a job hub
Belford Township 2.00Blaine Township 0.24
Typical home built62 yrs
Blaine Township’s homes are older
Belford Township 2000Blaine Township 1938
Trails2.6×
Blaine Township has more miles of trail
Blaine Township 7.2 miBelford Township 2.8 mi
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Blaine Township
Blaine Township $2,750Belford Township $1,925
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,260 more a month in Blaine 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.

Belford Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →
Blaine Township$2,590/mo
Typical home $450K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →

The difference: $1,260 a month, about $15,100 a year, between Blaine Township and Belford 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.

Where they are

Belford Township and Blaine Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Belford TownshipBlaine TownshipBelford TownshipBlaine Township
Belford Township ↔ Blaine Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
Belford TownshipBlaine Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th61st
Outdoors & history
Belford TownshipBlaine Township
Trails3 mi7 mi
Conserved land13.2%16%
National Register places—1
Community
Belford TownshipBlaine 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.

Belford TownshipBlaine Township
People
Population 64Highest 35Lowest
Median age 45.8±10.3Lowest 21% above SD 50.8±46.4Highest 34% above SD
Blaine Township and Belford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.3%±32.3Highest SD: 24.2% 8.6%±76.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Belford Township and Blaine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.6%±47.3Lowest SD: 18% 48.6%±90.9Highest SD: 18%
Blaine Township and Belford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 21.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.9%±21Lowest SD: 5% 11.4%±34.1Highest SD: 5%
Blaine Township and Belford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $120,179±$49k 60% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,900±$19kLowest 13% below SD $450,000±$440kHighest 75% above SD
Blaine Township and Belford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,925Lowest 29% below SD $2,750Highest about the SD average
Below poverty line 12.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 min 39% above SD —
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.8%±18.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Blaine Township and Belford 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 20.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.00Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (23%)Wessington Springs (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blaine TownshipFew work in Belford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.2%Lowest 16%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 7.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
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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