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Moore Township vs Belleview Township

82 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.9× in Moore Township) and trails (5.7× in Moore Township).

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Moore Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 91 people
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Belleview Township, SDAn outdoors townMiner County · 41 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 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Moore Township$670/mo
Typical home $111K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →
Belleview Township$520/mo
Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Moore Township and Belleview 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.

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
Moore TownshipBelleview Township
Snow a year34″41″
January low10°F5°F
July high88°F82°F
Growing season (days)157d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th29th
Outdoors & history
Moore TownshipBelleview Township
Trails22 mi4 mi
Conserved land40.2%17.5%
Community
Moore TownshipBelleview 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.

Where they are

82 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moore Township ↔ Belleview Township82 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.

Moore TownshipBelleview Township
People
Population 91Highest 41Lowest
Median age 71.2±16.1Highest 87% above SD 70.1±9.5Lowest 84% above SD
Moore Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±31.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 17.1%±67.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Belleview Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.6%±34.3Lowest SD: 18% 65.9%±54.2Highest SD: 18%
Belleview Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.5 SD: 5% 0%±34.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $69,028±$2k 8% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,700±$19kHighest 57% below SD $80,700±$49kLowest 69% below SD
Moore Township and Belleview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,028Lowest 62% below SD $1,139Highest 58% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 76%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 3 min 81% below SD
Work from home 31.7%±40.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±62.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Moore Township and Belleview 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 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.48Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (19%)Howard (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Belleview TownshipFew work in Moore Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.2%Highest 17.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 21.7 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 1.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Moore Township

Towns like Moore Township

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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