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Chester Township vs Moore Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (4.7× in Moore Township) and conserved land (+20.9 pts in Moore Township).

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Chester Township, SDAn outdoors townDouglas County · 145 people
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Moore Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 91 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.

Chester TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.3% conserved land4.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Chester Township →
Moore TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.2% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Moore 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.

Trails4.7×
Moore Township has more miles of trail
Moore Township 21.7 miChester Township 4.6 mi
Conserved land+20.9 pts
Moore Township has more conserved land
Moore Township 40.2%Chester Township 19.3%
Homeowners+19.4 pts renters
Moore Township has more renters
Chester Township 92.9%Moore Township 73.5%
Jobs per worker+61%
Chester Township is more of a job hub
Chester Township 2.38Moore Township 1.48
Street grid+43%
Chester Township has the more walkable street grid
Chester Township 1.0Moore Township 0.7
★ What stands out · Where they are

Chester Township and Moore Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chester TownshipMoore TownshipChester TownshipMoore Township
Chester Township ↔ Moore Township8.4 miles apart · They share a border
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
Chester TownshipMoore Township
Snow a year34″34″
January low10°F10°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th47th
Outdoors & history
Chester TownshipMoore Township
Trails5 mi22 mi
Conserved land19.3%40.2%
Community
Chester 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.

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.

Chester TownshipMoore Township
People
Population 145Highest 91Lowest
Median age 45.5±41.5Lowest 20% above SD 71.2±16.1Highest 87% above SD
Moore Township and Chester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.3%±14.4Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±31.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Chester Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.8%±20.1Lowest SD: 18% 51.6%±34.3Highest SD: 18%
Moore Township and Chester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±9.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±15.5Lowest SD: 5%
Chester Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $181,719±$38k 142% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $110,700±$19k 57% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,028 62% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%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 48 min 171% above SD —
Work from home 14.3%±17.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 31.7%±40.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Moore Township and Chester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.38Highest 1.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsica (21%)Wagner (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moore TownshipFew work in Chester Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.3%Lowest 40.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miLowest 21.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.7Lowest
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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