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Washington Township vs Belford Township

30 miles apart in Aurora County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (28.6× in Belford Township) and typical home built (62 yrs in Washington Township).

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Washington Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 52 people
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Belford Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 64 people
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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Washington Township$1,260/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Belford Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Belford Township and Washington 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
Washington TownshipBelford Township
Snow a year46″45″
January low—7°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Washington TownshipBelford Township
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land38.6%13.2%
Community
Washington 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.

Washington TownshipBelford TownshipWashington TownshipBelford Township
Washington Township ↔ Belford Township30 miles apart · Same county
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.

Washington TownshipBelford Township
People
Population 52Lowest 64Highest
Median age 43.5±26.4Lowest 14% above SD 45.8±10.3Highest 21% above SD
Belford Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.6%±28.9Highest SD: 24.2% 20.3%±32.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Washington Township and Belford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.8%±52.1Highest SD: 18% 15.6%±47.3Lowest SD: 18%
Washington Township and Belford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest SD: 31.9% 21.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5% 10.9%±21Highest SD: 5%
Belford Township and Washington 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 $218,800±$190kLowest 15% below SD $222,900±$19kHighest 13% below SD
Belford Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,393Lowest 49% below SD $1,925Highest 29% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 25 min 39% above SD
Work from home 36%±24.9Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Washington 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 16.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 2.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town White Lake (21%)Mitchell (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in Belford TownshipFew work in Washington Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 38.6%Highest 13.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 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 0.6Lowest 1.0Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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