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Belvidere vs Erwin

195 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12× in Erwin) and household income (+71% in Erwin).

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Belvidere, SDA small town of 114South Dakota · 114 people
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Erwin, SDAn outdoors townSouth Dakota · 105 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.

BelvidereA small town of 114
Quiet strengthsBelvidere doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Belvidere →
ErwinAn outdoors town
Outdoors35.1% conserved land0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Erwin →
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.

Jobs per worker12×
Erwin is more of a job hub
Erwin 3.00Belvidere 0.25
Household income+71%
Households in Erwin earn more
Erwin $86,250Belvidere $50,469
Trails3.7×
Belvidere has more miles of trail
Belvidere 1.1 miErwin 0.3 mi
Conserved land+35.1 pts
Erwin has more conserved land
Erwin 35.1%Belvidere 0%
Typical home built31 yrs
Erwin’s homes are older
Belvidere 1969Erwin 1938
Homeowners+15.8 pts renters
Belvidere has more renters
Erwin 100%Belvidere 84.2%
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
BelvidereErwin
Snow a year40″48″
January low12°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)151d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th30th
Outdoors & history
BelvidereErwin
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%35.1%
Settled—1887
Community
BelvidereErwin
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

195 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BelvidereSDErwinSD
Belvidere ↔ Erwin195 miles apart
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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.

BelvidereErwin
People
Population 114Highest 105Lowest
Median age 14.6±68.4Lowest 62% below SD 19.9±21.1Highest 48% below SD
Erwin and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 57%±9.6Highest SD: 24.2% 44.8%±40.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Belvidere and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.5%±28.1Lowest SD: 18% 11.4%±23.3Highest SD: 18%
Erwin and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 11.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.4 SD: 5% 0%±13.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,469±$2kLowest 33% below SD $86,250±$8kHighest 15% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $17,500±$12k 93% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $560 79% 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 84.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 11 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 39 min 119% above SD
Work from home 0%±47.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 9.7%±18.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Erwin and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 32.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 3.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kadoka (25%)Arlington (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ErwinFew work in Belvidere
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 35.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.7Lowest 37.7Highest
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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