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Belleview Township vs Moore Township

82 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.9× in Moore Township) and trails (5.7× in Moore Township).

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Belleview Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 41 people
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Moore Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 91 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 differ most

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.

Belleview Township$520/mo
Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · Housing →
Moore Township$670/mo
Typical home $111K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Moore Township and Belleview 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
Belleview TownshipMoore Township
Snow a year41″34″
January low5°F10°F
July high82°F88°F
Growing season (days)151d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th47th
Outdoors & history
Belleview TownshipMoore Township
Trails4 mi22 mi
Conserved land17.5%40.2%
Community
Belleview TownshipMoore 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

82 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Belleview Township ↔ Moore Township82 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.

Belleview TownshipMoore Township
People
Population 41Lowest 91Highest
Median age 70.1±9.5Lowest 84% above SD 71.2±16.1Highest 87% above SD
Moore Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.1%±67.8Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±31.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Belleview Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 65.9%±54.2Highest SD: 18% 51.6%±34.3Lowest SD: 18%
Belleview Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±34.5 SD: 5% 0%±15.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,028±$2k 8% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,700±$49kLowest 69% below SD $110,700±$19kHighest 57% below SD
Moore Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,139Highest 58% below SD $1,028Lowest 62% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76%Highest SD: 68.6% 73.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 3 min 81% below SD —
Work from home 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 31.7%±40.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Moore Township and Belleview 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 14.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 1.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (46%)Wagner (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moore TownshipFew work in Belleview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.5%Lowest 40.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.8 miLowest 21.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.7Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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