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Floyd Township vs Merton Township

47 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.3× in Merton Township) and property tax bill (+34% in Merton Township).

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Floyd Township, SDAn outdoors townSanborn County · 61 people
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Merton Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 53 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.

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
Floyd TownshipMerton Township
Snow a year26″—
January low5°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)140d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th39th
Outdoors & history
Floyd TownshipMerton Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land66.9%57%
National Register places—2
Community
Floyd TownshipMerton 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

47 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Floyd Township ↔ Merton Township47 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.

Floyd TownshipMerton Township
People
Population 61Highest 53Lowest
Median age 59.6±8.2Highest 57% above SD 57.5±18.1Lowest 51% above SD
Floyd Township and Merton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23%±45.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.2%±51.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Merton Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.1%±40.4Highest SD: 18% 28.3%±57.2Lowest SD: 18%
Floyd Township and Merton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 35.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.2 SD: 5% 0%±26.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,250±$44kHighest 26% above SD $83,500±$65kLowest 11% above SD
Floyd Township and Merton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,700±$83k 30% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,219Lowest 55% below SD $1,636Highest 40% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 8.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 9.7%±15.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.1%±12.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Merton Township and Floyd 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 30.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (30%)Watertown (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Merton TownshipFew work in Floyd Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 66.9%Highest 57%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 6.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 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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