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Center Township vs Truro Township

Next-door neighbors in Aurora County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+67.1 pts renters in Truro Township) and trails (3.7× in Center Township).

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Center Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 40 people
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Truro Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 68 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.

Center TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors25.9% conserved land8.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Center Township →
Truro TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.8% conserved land2.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Truro 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.

Homeowners+67.1 pts renters
Truro Township has more renters
Center Township 85.7%Truro Township 18.6%
Trails3.7×
Center Township has more miles of trail
Center Township 8.8 miTruro Township 2.4 mi
Bachelor’s degree++15.6 pts
More adults in Center Township have a degree
Center Township 15.6%Truro Township 0%
Typical home built14 yrs
Center Township’s homes are older
Truro Township 1952Center Township 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Center Township and Truro Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Center TownshipTruro TownshipCenter TownshipTruro Township
Center Township ↔ Truro Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Center TownshipTruro Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low8°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Center TownshipTruro Township
Trails9 mi2 mi
Conserved land25.9%22.8%
Archive photos1—
Community
Center TownshipTruro 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.

Center TownshipTruro Township
People
Population 40Lowest 68Highest
Median age 59.9±4Highest 58% above SD 48.5±11.6Lowest 28% above SD
Center Township and Truro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±70.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±41.6 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 17.5%±80Lowest SD: 18% 29.4%±54.5Highest SD: 18%
Truro Township and Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±35.4 SD: 5% 0%±20.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $30,000±$11k 88% below SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $711±$529 25% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $313 89% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 37.1%±50.9Highest SD: 39.8%
Truro Township and Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 19.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 18.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1952Highest 28 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 15.2%±15.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±23.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Center Township and Truro 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 29.8 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (18%)Stickney (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Truro TownshipFew work in Center Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 25.9%Highest 22.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.8 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Center Township

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Towns like Center Township

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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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