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Gales Township vs Troy Township

117 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (9.4× in Troy Township) and property tax bill (2.4× in Troy Township).

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Gales Township, SDA small town of 57Aurora County · 57 people
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Troy Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 78 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.

Gales TownshipA small town of 57
Quiet strengthsGales Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gales Township →
Troy TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors28.2% conserved land4.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Troy 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.

Trails9.4×
Troy Township has more miles of trail
Troy Township 4.7 miGales Township 0.5 mi
Property tax bill2.4×
Tax bills are bigger in Troy Township
Troy Township $4,700Gales Township $2,000
Conserved land+19.7 pts
Gales Township has more conserved land
Gales Township 47.9%Troy Township 28.2%
Typical home built19 yrs
Troy Township’s homes are older
Gales Township 2011Troy Township 1992
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,120 more a month in Troy 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.

Gales Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · Housing →
Troy Township$2,270/mo
Typical home $358K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · Housing →

The difference: $1,120 a month, about $13,400 a year, between Troy Township and Gales 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
Gales TownshipTroy Township
Snow a year38″42″
January low8°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)153d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th18th
Outdoors & history
Gales TownshipTroy Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—28.2%
Community
Gales TownshipTroy 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

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gales TownshipAurora CountyTroy TownshipDay County
Gales Township ↔ Troy Township117 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.

Gales TownshipTroy Township
People
Population 57Lowest 78Highest
Median age 28.5±47Highest 25% below SD 27.2±24.7Lowest 28% below SD
Gales Township and Troy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.6%±40.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.3%±31.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Troy Township and Gales Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±50Highest SD: 18% 16.7%±42.2Lowest SD: 18%
Gales Township and Troy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±17.8Lowest SD: 5% 6.4%±14.6Highest SD: 5%
Troy Township and Gales Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,500±$3kHighest 7% above SD $75,667±$30kLowest about the SD average
Gales Township and Troy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,500±$57kLowest 27% below SD $358,300±$179kHighest 39% above SD
Troy Township and Gales Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000Lowest 27% below SD $4,700Highest 73% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 5.3%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50% SD: 68.6% 50% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD 1992Lowest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 64 min 262% above SD —
Work from home 18.2%±18.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±21.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Gales Township and Troy 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 33.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town White Lake (15%)Bristol (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Troy TownshipFew work in Gales Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 47.9%Highest 28.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Gales Township

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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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