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Clare Township vs Egan Township

Next-door neighbors in Moody County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+75% in Egan Township) and typical home built (52 yrs in Egan Township).

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Clare Township, SDA small town of 251Moody County · 251 people
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Egan Township, SDA small town of 344Moody County · 344 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.

Clare TownshipA small town of 251
Quiet strengthsClare Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clare Township →
Egan TownshipA small town of 344
Quiet strengthsEgan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Egan 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.

Property tax bill+75%
Tax bills are bigger in Egan Township
Egan Township $4,267Clare Township $2,439
Typical home built52 yrs
Egan Township’s homes are older
Clare Township 2021Egan Township 1969
Bachelor’s degree++26.9 pts
More adults in Egan Township have a degree
Egan Township 42.5%Clare Township 15.6%
Jobs per worker2×
Egan Township is more of a job hub
Egan Township 0.63Clare Township 0.32
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,050 more a month in Clare Township

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.

Clare Township$3,210/mo
Typical home $574K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Egan Township$2,160/mo
Typical home $344K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →

The difference: $1,050 a month, about $12,600 a year, between Clare Township and Egan 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.

Where they are

Clare Township and Egan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clare TownshipEgan TownshipClare TownshipEgan Township
Clare Township ↔ Egan Township6.0 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
Clare TownshipEgan Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Clare TownshipEgan Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—6.4%
Archive photos—5
Community
Clare TownshipEgan 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.

Clare TownshipEgan Township
People
Population 251Lowest 344Highest
Median age 40.1±9.5Highest 6% above SD 31.5±8.1Lowest 17% below SD
Clare Township and Egan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46.2%±43.6Highest SD: 24.2% 39.5%±23.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Clare Township and Egan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.6%±12.3Lowest SD: 18% 7%±8.3Highest SD: 18%
Egan Township and Clare 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.6Lowest SD: 5% 4.7%±5.1Highest SD: 5%
Egan Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,737±$15kLowest 47% above SD $136,500±$110kHighest 82% above SD
Egan Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $573,700±$205kHighest 123% above SD $344,300±$39kLowest 34% above SD
Clare Township and Egan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,439Lowest 10% below SD $4,267Highest 57% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 72.7%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Egan Township and Clare 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% 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 88.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2021Highest 41 yrs newer than SD 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 30% above SD
Work from home 0%±9Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.9%±7.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Egan Township and Clare Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (35%)Sioux Falls (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Egan TownshipFew work in Clare Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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