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Victor Township vs La Belle Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+28.9 pts in La Belle Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+15.3 pts in La Belle Township).

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Victor Township, SDA small town of 52Marshall County · 52 people
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La Belle Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 59 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.

Victor TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsVictor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Victor Township →
La Belle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.3% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about La Belle 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.

Conserved land+28.9 pts
La Belle Township has more conserved land
La Belle Township 41.3%Victor Township 12.4%
Bachelor’s degree++15.3 pts
More adults in La Belle Township have a degree
La Belle Township 15.3%Victor Township 0%
Trails+59%
Victor Township has more miles of trail
Victor Township 2.7 miLa Belle Township 1.7 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Victor Township and La Belle Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Victor TownshipLa Belle TownshipVictor TownshipLa Belle Township
Victor Township ↔ La Belle Township6.2 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
Victor TownshipLa Belle Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Victor TownshipLa Belle Township
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land12.4%41.3%
Community
Victor TownshipLa Belle 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.

Victor TownshipLa Belle Township
People
Population 52Lowest 59Highest
Median age — 70.8±1.7 86% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±54.4 SD: 24.2% 0%±47.9 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 100%±63.8Highest SD: 18% 83.1%±35.8Lowest SD: 18%
Victor Township and La Belle 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% 15.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2 SD: 5% 0%±24 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $144,800±$33k 44% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,396 49% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1971 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (27%)Miller Township (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La Belle TownshipFew work in Victor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.4%Lowest 41.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 1.7 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 0.6Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Victor Township

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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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