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Lura Township vs Mazeppa Township

Next-door neighbors in Grant County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+47.7 pts in Mazeppa Township) and typical home built (57 yrs in Lura Township).

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Lura Township, SDA small town of 53Grant County · 53 people
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Mazeppa Township, SDAn outdoors townGrant County · 84 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.

Lura TownshipA small town of 53
Quiet strengthsLura Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lura 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 $640 more a month in Lura 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.

Lura Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →
Mazeppa Township$790/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 1.49% · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Lura Township and Mazeppa 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

Lura Township and Mazeppa Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lura TownshipMazeppa TownshipLura TownshipMazeppa Township
Lura Township ↔ Mazeppa Township7.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Lura TownshipMazeppa Township
Snow a year59″59″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd53rd
Outdoors & history
Lura TownshipMazeppa Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land5.1%52.8%
Community
Lura TownshipMazeppa 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.

Lura TownshipMazeppa Township
People
Population 53Lowest 84Highest
Median age 35.5±25.7Lowest 7% below SD 57.5±33.9Highest 51% above SD
Mazeppa Township and Lura Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.6%±28.6Highest SD: 24.2% 35.7%±12.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Lura Township and Mazeppa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.5%±60Lowest SD: 18% 28.6%±44.7Highest SD: 18%
Mazeppa Township and Lura Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 11.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.7Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±14.5Highest SD: 5%
Mazeppa Township and Lura Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $104,375±$44k 39% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,700±$140kHighest 6% below SD $121,900±$106kLowest 53% below SD
Lura Township and Mazeppa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,950Highest 28% below SD $1,821Lowest 33% below SD
Below poverty line 37.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 53.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 95%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 22% below SD 23 minHighest 29% above SD
Work from home 20.7%±20.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 56.3%±38.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Mazeppa Township and Lura 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 24.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (29%)Milbank (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mazeppa TownshipFew work in Lura Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Lowest 52.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.6Lowest
Schools
School district Watertown School District 14-4—
High school in town None in town—
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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