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Georgia Township vs Strandburg

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (96× in Strandburg) and property tax bill (7.8× in Georgia Township).

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Georgia Township, SDA small town of 129Grant County · 129 people
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Strandburg, SDA small town of 58South Dakota · 58 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.

Georgia TownshipA small town of 129
Quiet strengthsGeorgia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Georgia Township →
StrandburgA small town of 58
Quiet strengthsStrandburg doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Strandburg →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,070 more a month in Georgia 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.

Georgia Township$2,660/mo
Typical home $440K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Strandburg$590/mo
Typical home $104K (Census) · tax rate 0.52% · Housing →

The difference: $2,070 a month, about $24,800 a year, between Georgia Township and Strandburg.

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

Georgia Township and Strandburg share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Georgia TownshipStrandburgGeorgia TownshipStrandburg
Georgia Township ↔ Strandburg4.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Georgia TownshipStrandburg
Snow a year61″41″
January low2°F3°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd53rd
Community
Georgia TownshipStrandburg
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.

Georgia TownshipStrandburg
People
Population 129Highest 58Lowest
Median age 21.8±0.9Lowest 43% below SD 30.5±23.8Highest 20% below SD
Strandburg and Georgia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.4%±8.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 32.8%±36.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Strandburg and Georgia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±22.8Highest SD: 18% 12.1%±49Lowest SD: 18%
Georgia Township and Strandburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 3.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±16.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±24.4Lowest SD: 5%
Georgia Township and Strandburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,500±$10kHighest 42% above SD $68,125±$38kLowest 9% below SD
Georgia Township and Strandburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $440,000±$239kHighest 71% above SD $104,200±$48kLowest 60% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,200Highest 54% above SD $538Lowest 80% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 31%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 44.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 124% above SD 28 minLowest 58% above SD
Work from home 6.8%±6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Georgia Township and Strandburg 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 25.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (19%)Milbank (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StrandburgFew work in Georgia Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 96.0Highest
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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