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Truro Township vs Center Township

Next-door neighbors in Aurora County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+67.1 pts renters in Truro Township) and trails (3.7× in Center Township).

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Truro Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 68 people
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Center Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 40 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.

Truro TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.8% conserved land2.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Truro Township →
Center TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors25.9% conserved land8.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Center 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.

Homeowners+67.1 pts renters
Truro Township has more renters
Center Township 85.7%Truro Township 18.6%
Trails3.7×
Center Township has more miles of trail
Center Township 8.8 miTruro Township 2.4 mi
Bachelor’s degree++15.6 pts
More adults in Center Township have a degree
Center Township 15.6%Truro Township 0%
Typical home built14 yrs
Center Township’s homes are older
Truro Township 1952Center Township 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Truro Township and Center Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Truro TownshipCenter TownshipTruro TownshipCenter Township
Truro Township ↔ Center Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Truro TownshipCenter Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low8°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Truro TownshipCenter Township
Trails2 mi9 mi
Conserved land22.8%25.9%
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Community
Truro TownshipCenter 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.

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.

Truro TownshipCenter Township
People
Population 68Highest 40Lowest
Median age 48.5±11.6Lowest 28% above SD 59.9±4Highest 58% above SD
Center Township and Truro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±41.6 SD: 24.2% 0%±70.7 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 29.4%±54.5Highest SD: 18% 17.5%±80Lowest SD: 18%
Truro Township and Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±20.8 SD: 5% 0%±35.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $30,000±$11k 88% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $711±$529 25% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $313 89% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.1%±50.9Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Truro Township and Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 18.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 85.7%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Highest 28 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±23.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.2%±15.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Center Township and Truro 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 27.8 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Stickney (10%)Mitchell (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Center TownshipFew work in Truro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.8%Lowest 25.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 8.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Aurora Township124 people · $425K homes

Towns like Truro Township

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Argentine Township58 people · $232K homes
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Red Fish Township28 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.

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