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Egan Township vs Grovena Township

Next-door neighbors in Moody County. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+40.9 pts in Grovena Township) and typical home built (31 yrs in Grovena Township).

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Egan Township, SDA small town of 344Moody County · 344 people
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Grovena Township, SDA small town of 144Moody County · 144 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 →
Grovena TownshipA small town of 144
Quiet strengthsGrovena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grovena Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Age 65++40.9 pts
Grovena Township has more people 65 and up
Grovena Township 47.9%Egan Township 7%
Typical home built31 yrs
Grovena Township’s homes are older
Egan Township 1969Grovena Township 1938
Trails+92%
Egan Township has more miles of trail
Egan Township 2.3 miGrovena Township 1.2 mi
Homeowners+11.5 pts renters
Egan Township has more renters
Grovena Township 100%Egan Township 88.5%
Size2.4×
Egan Township is the bigger place
Egan Township 344Grovena Township 144
Bachelor’s degree++10.3 pts
More adults in Grovena Township have a degree
Grovena Township 52.8%Egan Township 42.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Egan 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.

Egan Township$2,160/mo
Typical home $344K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →
Grovena Township$1,630/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 1.88% · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Egan Township and Grovena 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 Grovena Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Egan TownshipGrovena TownshipEgan TownshipGrovena Township
Egan Township ↔ Grovena Township6.1 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 TownshipGrovena 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
Egan TownshipGrovena Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land6.4%0.3%
Archive photos5—
Community
Egan TownshipGrovena 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.

Egan TownshipGrovena Township
People
Population 344Highest 144Lowest
Median age 31.5±8.1Lowest 17% below SD 64.3±37.6Highest 69% above SD
Grovena 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%±23.5Highest SD: 24.2% 25%±20Lowest SD: 24.2%
Egan Township and Grovena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7%±8.3Lowest SD: 18% 47.9%±15.6Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 52.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±5.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±9.8Lowest SD: 5%
Egan Township and Grovena 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 $103,750±$57kLowest 38% above SD
Egan Township and Grovena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $344,300±$39kHighest 34% above SD $239,300±$159kLowest 7% below SD
Egan Township and Grovena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,267Lowest 57% above SD $4,500Highest 65% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.7%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 11 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 30% above SD 25 minHighest 38% above SD
Work from home 11.9%±7.4Highest SD: 9.7% 10.9%±9.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Egan Township and Grovena 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 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.59Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grovena TownshipFew work in Egan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 1.2 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.

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