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Tamworth Township vs Mazeppa 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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Tamworth Township, SDAn outdoors townFaulk County · 74 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
Tamworth TownshipMazeppa Township
Snow a year44″59″
January low4°F2°F
July high85°F82°F
Growing season (days)139d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th53rd
Outdoors & history
Tamworth TownshipMazeppa Township
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land33.6%52.8%
National Register places2—
Community
Tamworth TownshipMazeppa Township
Library hours a week44 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.

Tamworth Township ↔ Mazeppa 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.

Tamworth TownshipMazeppa Township
People
Population 74Lowest 84Highest
Median age 54.8±26.1Lowest 44% above SD 57.5±33.9Highest 51% 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 4.1%±36.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 35.7%±12.5Highest 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+ 47.3%±46.5Highest SD: 18% 28.6%±44.7Lowest 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+ 4.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 11.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.1Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±14.5Highest 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 $533Lowest 80% below SD $1,821Highest 33% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 53.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 95%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 47% above SD 23 minLowest 29% above SD
Work from home 0%±20Lowest SD: 9.7% 56.3%±38.5Highest 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 6.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.02Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Faulkton (39%)Milbank (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mazeppa TownshipFew work in Tamworth Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.6%Lowest 52.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 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 1.3Highest 0.6Lowest
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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