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Alcester Township vs Winfred Township

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.7× in Winfred Township) and average commute (8 min in Winfred Township).

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Alcester Township, SDA small town of 142Union County · 142 people
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Winfred Township, SDAn outdoors townLake County · 158 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.

Alcester TownshipA small town of 142
Quiet strengthsAlcester Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Alcester 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.

★ 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.

Alcester Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Winfred Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Alcester TownshipWinfred Township
Snow a year31″37″
January low7°F5°F
July high85°F83°F
Growing season (days)155d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Alcester TownshipWinfred Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—12.6%
Archive photos5—
Community
Alcester TownshipWinfred 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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alcester Township ↔ Winfred Township73 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.

Alcester TownshipWinfred Township
People
Population 142Lowest 158Highest
Median age 47.8±19.1Lowest 26% above SD 49.8±22.6Highest 31% above SD
Winfred Township and Alcester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.8%±20.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 23.4%±13.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Winfred Township and Alcester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.2%±21.7Lowest SD: 18% 36.7%±27.6Highest SD: 18%
Winfred Township and Alcester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10Lowest SD: 5% 3.2%±7.5Highest SD: 5%
Winfred Township and Alcester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,156±$36kLowest 47% above SD $118,576±$6kHighest 58% above SD
Winfred Township and Alcester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,300±$107kLowest 9% below SD $233,900±$44kHighest 9% below SD
Winfred Township and Alcester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.8%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Alcester Township and Winfred Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Lowest SD: 68.6% 78.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 36% above SD 16 minLowest 8% below SD
Work from home 0%±14.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 7.8%±11.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Winfred Township and Alcester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (31%)Madison (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Winfred TownshipFew work in Alcester Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 12.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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