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Belford Township vs Washington Township

30 miles apart in Aurora County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (28.6× in Belford Township) and typical home built (62 yrs in Washington Township).

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Belford Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 64 people
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Washington Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 52 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Washington Township$1,260/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Belford Township and Washington 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.

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 TownshipWashington Township
Snow a year45″46″
January low7°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)157d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Belford TownshipWashington Township
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land13.2%38.6%
Community
Belford TownshipWashington 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 TownshipWashington TownshipBelford TownshipWashington Township
Belford Township ↔ Washington Township30 miles apart · Same county
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 TownshipWashington Township
People
Population 64Highest 52Lowest
Median age 45.8±10.3Highest 21% above SD 43.5±26.4Lowest 14% above SD
Belford Township and Washington 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% 34.6%±28.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Washington 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%±47.3Lowest SD: 18% 28.8%±52.1Highest SD: 18%
Washington 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 20%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.9%±21Highest SD: 5% 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5%
Belford Township and Washington 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±$19kHighest 13% below SD $218,800±$190kLowest 15% below SD
Belford Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,925Highest 29% below SD $1,393Lowest 49% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 12.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95%Lowest 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% 36%±24.9Highest SD: 9.7%
Washington 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 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.00Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (23%)White Lake (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Washington Township7% work in Belford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.2%Lowest 38.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 1.3 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 0.6Lowest
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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