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Waldro Township vs Belford Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Belford Township) and street grid (3.3× in Belford Township).

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Waldro Township, SDA small town of 89Brule County · 89 people
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Belford Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 64 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.

Waldro TownshipA small town of 89
Quiet strengthsWaldro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Waldro Township →
Belford TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.2% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Belford 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.

Jobs per worker4.3×
Belford Township is more of a job hub
Belford Township 2.00Waldro Township 0.47
Street grid3.3×
Belford Township has the more walkable street grid
Belford Township 1.0Waldro Township 0.3
Conserved land+14.9 pts
Waldro Township has more conserved land
Waldro Township 28.1%Belford Township 13.2%
Typical home built17 yrs
Waldro Township’s homes are older
Belford Township 2000Waldro Township 1983
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
Waldro TownshipBelford Township
Snow a year43″45″
January low9°F7°F
July high87°F84°F
Growing season (days)156d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th48th
Outdoors & history
Waldro TownshipBelford Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—13.2%
Community
Waldro TownshipBelford 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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Waldro TownshipBelford TownshipWaldro TownshipBelford Township
Waldro Township ↔ Belford Township30 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.

Waldro TownshipBelford Township
People
Population 89Highest 64Lowest
Median age 42.2±45.3Lowest 11% above SD 45.8±10.3Highest 21% above SD
Belford Township and Waldro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 48.3%±62.9Highest SD: 24.2% 20.3%±32.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Waldro Township and Belford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.5%±37.7Lowest SD: 18% 15.6%±47.3Highest SD: 18%
Belford Township and Waldro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 21.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.9Lowest SD: 5% 10.9%±21Highest SD: 5%
Belford Township and Waldro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $120,179±$49k 60% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $222,900±$19k 13% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,925 29% below SD
Below poverty line 79.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 12.5%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than SD 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 25 min 39% above SD
Work from home 38.1%±39.3Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Waldro Township and Belford 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 110.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Lowest 2.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (20%)Mitchell (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Belford TownshipFew work in Waldro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 28.1%Highest 13.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 1.0Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Waldro Township

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Cleveland Township107 people · $214K homes
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Towns like Waldro Township

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Star Township98 people · $340K homes
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Brule Township93 people · $414K homes
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Claremont106 people
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Hidewood Township88 people · $220K homes

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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