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Grafton Township vs Belleview Township

Next-door neighbors in Miner County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (3.2× in Grafton Township) and median age (53.5 yrs in Belleview Township).

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Grafton Township, SDA small town of 73Miner County · 73 people
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Belleview Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 41 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.

Grafton TownshipA small town of 73
Quiet strengthsGrafton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grafton 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,540 more a month in Grafton 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.

Grafton Township$2,060/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · Housing →
Belleview Township$520/mo
Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · Housing →

The difference: $1,540 a month, about $18,500 a year, between Grafton Township and Belleview 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

Grafton Township and Belleview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grafton TownshipBelleview TownshipGrafton TownshipBelleview Township
Grafton Township ↔ Belleview Township5.9 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
Grafton TownshipBelleview Township
Snow a year36″41″
January low5°F5°F
July high87°F82°F
Growing season (days)149d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Grafton TownshipBelleview Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—17.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Grafton TownshipBelleview 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.

Grafton TownshipBelleview Township
People
Population 73Highest 41Lowest
Median age 16.6±1.5Lowest 56% below SD 70.1±9.5Highest 84% above SD
Kids under 18 56.2%±52.5Highest SD: 24.2% 17.1%±67.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grafton Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±47.5Lowest SD: 18% 65.9%±54.2Highest SD: 18%
Belleview Township and Grafton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 20.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.4 SD: 5% 0%±34.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $69,028±$2k 8% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $333,300±$263kHighest 29% above SD $80,700±$49kLowest 69% below SD
Grafton Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,700Highest 36% above SD $1,139Lowest 58% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 76%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest about the SD average 3 minLowest 81% below SD
Work from home 30.6%±35.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Grafton Township and Belleview 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 24.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (29%)Howard (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Belleview TownshipFew work in Grafton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.2%Highest 17.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 3.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
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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