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Belford Township vs Waldro Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Belford Township) and street grid (3.3× in Belford Township).

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Belford Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 64 people
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Waldro Township, SDA small town of 89Brule County · 89 people
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.

Waldro TownshipA small town of 89
Quiet strengthsWaldro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Waldro 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.

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 TownshipWaldro Township
Snow a year45″43″
January low7°F9°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)157d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th65th
Outdoors & history
Belford TownshipWaldro Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land13.2%—
Community
Belford TownshipWaldro 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.

Where they are

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Belford TownshipWaldro TownshipBelford TownshipWaldro Township
Belford Township ↔ Waldro Township30 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.

Belford TownshipWaldro Township
People
Population 64Lowest 89Highest
Median age 45.8±10.3Highest 21% above SD 42.2±45.3Lowest 11% above SD
Belford Township and Waldro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.3%±32.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 48.3%±62.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Waldro Township and Belford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.6%±47.3Highest SD: 18% 13.5%±37.7Lowest SD: 18%
Belford Township and Waldro 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% 26.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.9%±21Highest SD: 5% 0%±15.9Lowest SD: 5%
Belford Township and Waldro 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±$19k 13% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,925 29% below SD —
Below poverty line 12.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 79.8%Highest 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 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 min 39% above SD —
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 38.1%±39.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Waldro 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 110.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.00Highest 0.47Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (23%)Sioux Falls (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Waldro TownshipFew work in Belford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.2%Lowest 28.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 0.0 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 1.0Highest 0.3Lowest
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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