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Taylor Township vs Moore Township

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.4× in Moore Township) and conserved land (+29.7 pts in Moore Township).

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Taylor Township, SDA small town of 77Tripp County · 77 people
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Moore Township, SDAn outdoors townCharles Mix County · 91 people
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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.

Taylor TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsTaylor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Taylor Township →
Moore TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.2% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Moore Township →
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.

Trails4.4×
Moore Township has more miles of trail
Moore Township 21.7 miTaylor Township 4.9 mi
Conserved land+29.7 pts
Moore Township has more conserved land
Moore Township 40.2%Taylor Township 10.5%
Street grid2.3×
Moore Township has the more walkable street grid
Moore Township 0.7Taylor Township 0.3
Typical home built30 yrs
Moore Township’s homes are older
Taylor Township 1968Moore Township 1938
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
Taylor TownshipMoore Township
Snow a year49″34″
January low13°F10°F
July high90°F88°F
Growing season (days)159d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th47th
Outdoors & history
Taylor TownshipMoore Township
Trails5 mi22 mi
Conserved land10.5%40.2%
Community
Taylor TownshipMoore 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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Taylor TownshipTripp CountyMoore TownshipCharles Mix County
Taylor Township ↔ Moore Township80 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.

Taylor TownshipMoore Township
People
Population 77Lowest 91Highest
Median age 64.8±70.6Lowest 71% above SD 71.2±16.1Highest 87% above SD
Moore Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13%±39.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±31.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Taylor Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 45.5%±54.9Lowest SD: 18% 51.6%±34.3Highest SD: 18%
Moore Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.4 SD: 5% 0%±15.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $110,700±$19k 57% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,028 62% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 73.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 12 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 16.7%±25.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 31.7%±40.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Moore Township and Taylor 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 24.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Colome (14%)Wagner (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moore TownshipFew work in Taylor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.5%Lowest 40.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miLowest 21.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.7Highest
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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