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La Belle Township vs Victor Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+28.9 pts in La Belle Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+15.3 pts in La Belle Township).

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La Belle Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 59 people
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Victor Township, SDA small town of 52Marshall County · 52 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.

Victor TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsVictor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

La Belle Township and Victor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

La Belle TownshipVictor TownshipLa Belle TownshipVictor Township
La Belle Township ↔ Victor Township6.2 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
La Belle TownshipVictor Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
La Belle TownshipVictor Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land41.3%12.4%
Community
La Belle TownshipVictor 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.

La Belle TownshipVictor Township
People
Population 59Highest 52Lowest
Median age 70.8±1.7 86% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±47.9 SD: 24.2% 0%±54.4 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 83.1%±35.8Lowest SD: 18% 100%±63.8Highest SD: 18%
Victor Township and La Belle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24 SD: 5% 0%±27.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $144,800±$33k 44% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,396 49% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971 9 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Miller Township (21%)Britton (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Victor TownshipFew work in La Belle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.3%Highest 12.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 2.7 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 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
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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