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Smith Township vs Mazeppa Township

145 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (57 yrs in Smith Township) and trails (2.7× in Smith Township).

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Smith Township, SDAn outdoors townBrule County · 58 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.

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
Smith TownshipMazeppa Township
Snow a year43″59″
January low9°F2°F
July high87°F82°F
Growing season (days)156d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th53rd
Outdoors & history
Smith TownshipMazeppa Township
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land39.1%52.8%
Community
Smith 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.

Where they are

145 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Smith Township ↔ Mazeppa Township145 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.

Smith TownshipMazeppa Township
People
Population 58Lowest 84Highest
Median age 57.5±47.2 51% above SD 57.5±33.9 51% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 35.7%±12.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Mazeppa Township and Smith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.7%±42.5Highest SD: 18% 28.6%±44.7Lowest SD: 18%
Smith 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+ 9.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 11.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.4Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±14.5Highest SD: 5%
Mazeppa Township and Smith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,333±$34k 9% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $121,900±$106k 53% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,667Highest about the SD average $1,821Lowest 33% below SD
Below poverty line 12.1%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 12 minLowest 31% below SD 23 minHighest 29% above SD
Work from home 22.9%±27.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 56.3%±38.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Mazeppa Township and Smith 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 13.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chamberlain (27%)Milbank (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mazeppa TownshipFew work in Smith Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.1%Lowest 52.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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