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Imlay Township vs Truro Township

193 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.5× in Imlay Township) and conserved land (+63.2 pts in Imlay Township).

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Imlay Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County · 29 people
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Truro Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 68 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
Imlay TownshipTruro Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low14°F8°F
July high91°F86°F
Growing season (days)152d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th48th
Outdoors & history
Imlay TownshipTruro Township
Trails28 mi2 mi
Conserved land86%22.8%
Community
Imlay TownshipTruro 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

193 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Imlay Township ↔ Truro Township193 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.

Imlay TownshipTruro Township
People
Population 29Lowest 68Highest
Median age 57.6±7.5Highest 52% above SD 48.5±11.6Lowest 28% above SD
Imlay Township and Truro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 3.4%±92.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±41.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Imlay Township and Truro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.7%±100Lowest SD: 18% 29.4%±54.5Highest SD: 18%
Truro Township and Imlay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 SD: 5% 0%±20.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $2,499 97% below SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $711±$529 25% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 37.1%±50.9 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 93.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 19.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 9.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 18.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 14 yrs older than SD 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% 0%±23.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 70.8 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town —Stickney (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Truro TownshipFew work in Imlay Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 86%Highest 22.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 27.7 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.0Lowest 0.8Highest
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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