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Georgia Township vs Troy Township

55 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.2× in Troy Township) and street grid (2× in Georgia Township).

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Georgia Township, SDA small town of 129Grant County · 129 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.

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 →
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.

Trails5.2×
Troy Township has more miles of trail
Troy Township 4.7 miGeorgia Township 0.9 mi
Street grid2×
Georgia Township has the more walkable street grid
Georgia Township 1.0Troy Township 0.5
Bachelor’s degree++10.2 pts
More adults in Georgia Township have a degree
Georgia Township 15.2%Troy Township 5%
Conserved land+9.5 pts
Georgia Township has more conserved land
Georgia Township 37.7%Troy Township 28.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 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 →
Troy Township$2,270/mo
Typical home $358K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Georgia Township and Troy 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
Georgia TownshipTroy Township
Snow a year61″42″
January low2°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)146d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd18th
Outdoors & history
Georgia TownshipTroy Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—28.2%
Community
Georgia 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

55 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Georgia TownshipGrant CountyTroy TownshipDay County
Georgia Township ↔ Troy Township55 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.

Georgia TownshipTroy Township
People
Population 129Highest 78Lowest
Median age 21.8±0.9Lowest 43% below SD 27.2±24.7Highest 28% below SD
Troy Township 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% 42.3%±31.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Troy Township and Georgia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±22.8Lowest SD: 18% 16.7%±42.2Highest SD: 18%
Troy Township and Georgia Township 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% 5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±16.4Highest SD: 5% 6.4%±14.6Lowest SD: 5%
Georgia Township and Troy Township 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 $75,667±$30kLowest about the SD average
Georgia 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 $440,000±$239kHighest 71% above SD $358,300±$179kLowest 39% above SD
Georgia Township and Troy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,200Lowest 54% above 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 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 44.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 50%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD 1992Lowest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 min 124% above SD —
Work from home 6.8%±6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±21.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Georgia 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 25.8 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (19%)Bristol (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Troy TownshipFew work in Georgia Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.7%Highest 28.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 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 1.0Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Georgia Township

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Madison Township110 people · $206K homes
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Strandburg58 people · $104K homes
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Portland Township98 people · $318K homes
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Troy Township33 people · $311K homes

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Valley Township99 people
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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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