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Mazeppa Township vs Westport

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (121× in Westport) and work from home (+49 pts in Mazeppa Township).

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Mazeppa Township, SDAn outdoors townGrant County · 84 people
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Westport, SDA small town of 93South Dakota · 93 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.

WestportA small town of 93
Quiet strengthsWestport doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Westport →
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 $190 more a month in Mazeppa 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 →
Westport$600/mo
Typical home $102K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Mazeppa Township and Westport.

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.

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 TownshipWestport
Snow a year59″44″
January low2°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)136d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd37th
Outdoors & history
Mazeppa TownshipWestport
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land52.8%0%
Community
Mazeppa TownshipWestport
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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mazeppa Township ↔ Westport80 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 TownshipWestport
People
Population 84Lowest 93Highest
Median age 57.5±33.9Highest 51% above SD 56±18.8Lowest 47% above SD
Mazeppa Township and Westport 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% 11.8%±17.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Mazeppa Township and Westport 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% 26.9%±43.5Lowest SD: 18%
Mazeppa Township and Westport 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% 6.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±14.5Highest SD: 5% 2.2%±11.1Lowest SD: 5%
Mazeppa Township and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $58,942±$2k 21% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $121,900±$106kHighest 53% below SD $101,700±$20kLowest 60% below SD
Mazeppa Township and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,821Highest 33% below SD $850Lowest 69% 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% 91.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 29% above SD 22 minLowest 22% above SD
Work from home 56.3%±38.5Highest SD: 9.7% 7.3%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (19%)Aberdeen (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WestportFew work in Mazeppa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.8%Highest 0%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 72.6Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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