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Delapre Township vs Mapleton Township

14 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.5× in Delapre Township) and property tax bill (+82% in Delapre Township).

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Delapre Township, SDA regional job hubLincoln County · 2,025 people
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Mapleton Township, SDOne of the healthiest townsMinnehaha County · 2,481 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 $1,000 more a month in Delapre Township

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.

Delapre Township$2,920/mo
Typical home $472K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →
Mapleton Township$1,920/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,000 a year, between Delapre Township and Mapleton 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Delapre TownshipMapleton Township
Snow a year49″45″
January low—9°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th28th
Outdoors & history
Delapre TownshipMapleton Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%0%
National Register places—2
Community
Delapre TownshipMapleton 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

14 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Delapre TownshipMapleton TownshipDelapre TownshipMapleton Township
Delapre Township ↔ Mapleton Township14 miles apart
Who commutes between them
9 Mapleton Township residents work in Delapre Township (0.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Mapleton Township →
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.

Delapre TownshipMapleton Township
People
Population 2,025Lowest 2,481Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.1%Highest SD: +8.9% -4.1%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 39.1±2.6Highest about the SD average 38.3±11.2Lowest about the SD average
Delapre Township and Mapleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.2%±5.6Highest SD: 24.2% 29.5%±8.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Delapre Township and Mapleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.3%±5.4Lowest SD: 18% 17.3%±2.1Highest SD: 18%
Mapleton Township and Delapre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 29.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.8Highest SD: 5% 1.2%±1.7Lowest SD: 5%
Delapre Township and Mapleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $141,058±$17kHighest 88% above SD $110,972±$23kLowest 48% above SD
Delapre Township and Mapleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $471,900±$26kHighest 83% above SD $319,100±$34kLowest 24% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,368Highest 97% above SD $2,944Lowest 8% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 39.8% 22.4%±42.4Highest SD: 39.8%
Mapleton Township and Delapre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.2%Lowest SD: 11.9% 2.4%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD 1992Lowest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 4% above SD 23 minHighest 28% above SD
Work from home 21%±13.6Highest SD: 9.7% 12.6%±4.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Delapre Township and Mapleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.83Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (67%)Sioux Falls (72%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mapleton Township1% work in Delapre Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.4Highest 4.1Lowest
Schools
School district —Sioux Falls School District 49-5
High school in town —None in town
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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