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.

Down paymentRate%

Troy Township$2,270/mo

Typical home $358K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · Housing →

Gales Township$1,150/mo

Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · Housing →

The difference: $1,120 a month, about $13,400 a year, between Troy Township and Gales 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

Troy TownshipGales Township

Snow a year42″38″

January low—8°F

July high—86°F

Growing season (days)—153d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th 48th

Outdoors & history

Troy TownshipGales Township

Trails5 mi —

Conserved land28.2%—

Community

Troy TownshipGales Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Troy TownshipDay County Gales TownshipAurora County

Troy Township ↔ Gales Township117 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Troy TownshipGales Township

People

Population 78Highest 57Lowest

Median age 27.2±24.7Lowest 28% below SD 28.5±47Highest 25% below SD

Gales Township and Troy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 42.3%±31.9Highest SD: 24.2% 31.6%±40.1Lowest SD: 24.2%

Troy Township and Gales Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 16.7%±42.2Lowest SD: 18% 17.5%±50Highest SD: 18%

Gales Township and Troy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 5.6%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±14.6Highest SD: 5% 1.8%±17.8Lowest SD: 5%

Troy Township and Gales Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,667±$30kLowest about the SD average $80,500±$3kHighest 7% above SD

Gales Township and Troy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $358,300±$179kHighest 39% above SD $187,500±$57kLowest 27% below SD

Troy Township and Gales Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,700Highest 73% above SD $2,000Lowest 27% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%

Below poverty line 16.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 5.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 50% SD: 68.6% 50% SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1992Lowest 12 yrs newer than SD 2011Highest 31 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 64 min 262% above SD

Work from home 0%±21.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.2%±18.1Highest SD: 9.7%

Gales Township and Troy 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 33.8 miHighest 33.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00

Top workplaceoutside town Bristol (11%)White Lake (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gales TownshipFew work in Troy Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 28.2%Lowest 47.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.7Highest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Troy Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Troy Township’s Town Square.

Gales Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Gales Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Troy Township and Gales Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Troy Township

+ Compare

Valley Township99 people

+ Compare

Oak Gulch Township19 people

+ Compare

Spring Valley Township56 people

+ Compare

York Township54 people · $269K homes

Towns like Troy Township

+ Compare

Mayfield Township104 people · $228K homes

+ Compare

Georgia Township129 people · $440K homes

+ Compare

Iroquois Township66 people

+ Compare

Grand Township55 people

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.

Troy Township vs Gales Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,120 more a month in Troy Township

What daily life feels like in each

117 miles apart

What matters to you?

Ask the people who live there

Set another town beside Troy Township and Gales Township

Bordering Troy Township

Towns like Troy Township

Post to Troy Township

Check your email