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Egan Township vs Clare 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).

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

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

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 →

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 →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Egan Township$2,160/mo

Typical home $344K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →

Clare Township$3,210/mo

Typical home $574K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · 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

Egan Township and Clare Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Egan TownshipClare Township

Egan Township ↔ Clare 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

Egan TownshipClare Township

Snow a year40″40″

January low4°F 4°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)148d 148d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 37th

Outdoors & history

Egan TownshipClare Township

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land6.4%—

Archive photos5 —

Community

Egan TownshipClare Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Egan TownshipClare Township

People

Population 344Highest 251Lowest

Median age 31.5±8.1Lowest 17% below SD 40.1±9.5Highest 6% above 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 39.5%±23.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 46.2%±43.6Highest 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+ 7%±8.3Highest SD: 18% 5.6%±12.3Lowest 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+ 42.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 15.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±5.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±5.6Lowest 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 $136,500±$110kHighest 82% above SD $110,737±$15kLowest 47% 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 $344,300±$39kLowest 34% above SD $573,700±$205kHighest 123% 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 $4,267Highest 57% above SD $2,439Lowest 10% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.7%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest 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 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 82.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than SD 2021Highest 41 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 min 30% above SD —

Work from home 11.9%±7.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±9Lowest 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 1%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.32Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Sioux Falls (35%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clare TownshipFew work in Egan Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.0 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 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest

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.

Egan Township vs Clare Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

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

Egan Township and Clare Township share a border

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