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

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

Mazeppa Township and Lura Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mazeppa TownshipLura TownshipMazeppa TownshipLura Township
Mazeppa Township ↔ Lura 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
Mazeppa TownshipLura 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
Mazeppa TownshipLura Township
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land52.8%5.1%
Community
Mazeppa TownshipLura 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.

Mazeppa TownshipLura Township
People
Population 84Highest 53Lowest
Median age 57.5±33.9Highest 51% above SD 35.5±25.7Lowest 7% below 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 35.7%±12.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 39.6%±28.6Highest 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+ 28.6%±44.7Highest SD: 18% 7.5%±60Lowest 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+ 11.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 43.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±14.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±26.7Lowest 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 $121,900±$106kLowest 53% below SD $241,700±$140kHighest 6% 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 $1,821Lowest 33% below SD $1,950Highest 28% below SD
Below poverty line 53.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 37.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 29% above SD 14 minLowest 22% below SD
Work from home 56.3%±38.5Highest SD: 9.7% 20.7%±20.9Lowest 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 21.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Lowest 0.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (19%)Milbank (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lura TownshipFew work in Mazeppa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.8%Highest 5.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 0.6Lowest 1.1Highest
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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