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Mazeppa Township vs Tamworth Township

107 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (3.4× in Mazeppa Township) and trails (4.5× in Tamworth Township).

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Mazeppa Township, SDAn outdoors townGrant County · 84 people
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Tamworth Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 74 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 part ways

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
Mazeppa TownshipTamworth Township
Snow a year59″44″
January low2°F4°F
July high82°F85°F
Growing season (days)136d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd37th
Outdoors & history
Mazeppa TownshipTamworth Township
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land52.8%33.6%
National Register places—2
Community
Mazeppa TownshipTamworth Township
Library hours a week—44 hrs
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

107 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mazeppa Township ↔ Tamworth Township107 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.

Mazeppa TownshipTamworth Township
People
Population 84Highest 74Lowest
Median age 57.5±33.9Highest 51% above SD 54.8±26.1Lowest 44% above SD
Mazeppa Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.7%±12.5Highest SD: 24.2% 4.1%±36.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Mazeppa Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.6%±44.7Lowest SD: 18% 47.3%±46.5Highest SD: 18%
Tamworth Township and Mazeppa 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 4.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±14.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±19.1Lowest SD: 5%
Mazeppa Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $51,154±$25k 32% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $121,900±$106k 53% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,821Highest 33% below SD $533Lowest 80% below SD
Below poverty line 53.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest SD: 68.6% 92.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 29% above SD 26 minHighest 47% above SD
Work from home 56.3%±38.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±20Lowest SD: 9.7%
Mazeppa Township and Tamworth Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (19%)Faulkton (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tamworth TownshipFew work in Mazeppa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.8%Highest 33.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 4.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 1.3Highest
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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