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Dearborn Township vs Floyd Township

22 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (3× in Dearborn Township) and conserved land (+23 pts in Floyd Township).

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Dearborn Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 47 people
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Floyd Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 61 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.

Dearborn Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · Housing →
Floyd Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.36% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Dearborn Township and Floyd 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
Dearborn TownshipFloyd Township
Snow a year44″26″
January low6°F5°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st45th
Outdoors & history
Dearborn TownshipFloyd Township
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land43.9%66.9%
Community
Dearborn TownshipFloyd 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

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dearborn TownshipFloyd TownshipDearborn TownshipFloyd Township
Dearborn Township ↔ Floyd Township22 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.

Dearborn TownshipFloyd Township
People
Population 47Lowest 61Highest
Median age 57.7±8.4Lowest 52% above SD 59.6±8.2Highest 57% above SD
Floyd Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.9%±53.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 23%±45.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Floyd Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±64.6Lowest SD: 18% 31.1%±40.4Highest SD: 18%
Floyd Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 SD: 5% 0%±23.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,250±$71kLowest 18% above SD $94,250±$44kHighest 26% above SD
Floyd Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $318,800±$73kLowest 24% above SD $335,700±$83kHighest 30% above SD
Floyd Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,700Highest 36% above SD $1,219Lowest 55% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 13 yrs older than SD 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 9.7%±15.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Floyd Township and Dearborn 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 46.3 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (14%)Mitchell (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Floyd TownshipFew work in Dearborn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43.9%Lowest 66.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.8Lowest
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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