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Esmond Township vs Mathews Township

Next-door neighbors in Kingsbury County. The biggest differences: size (9.2× in Mathews Township) and jobs per worker (4.3× in Mathews Township).

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Esmond Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 19 people
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Mathews Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 175 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.

Esmond TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.8% conserved land10 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Esmond Township →
Mathews TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.9% conserved land12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Mathews Township →
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.

Size9.2×
Mathews Township is the bigger place
Mathews Township 175Esmond Township 19
Jobs per worker4.3×
Mathews Township is more of a job hub
Mathews Township 0.30Esmond Township 0.07
Homeowners+22.1 pts renters
Esmond Township has more renters
Mathews Township 88.8%Esmond Township 66.7%
Bachelor’s degree++15 pts
More adults in Esmond Township have a degree
Esmond Township 38.5%Mathews Township 23.5%
Typical home built19 yrs
Mathews Township’s homes are older
Esmond Township 1975Mathews Township 1956
Street grid+60%
Esmond Township has the more walkable street grid
Esmond Township 0.8Mathews Township 0.5
★ What stands out · Where they are

Esmond Township and Mathews Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Esmond TownshipMathews TownshipEsmond TownshipMathews Township
Esmond Township ↔ Mathews Township9.9 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
Esmond TownshipMathews Township
Snow a year39″41″
January low—5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th30th
Outdoors & history
Esmond TownshipMathews Township
Trails10 mi12 mi
Conserved land24.8%32.9%
National Register places1—
Community
Esmond TownshipMathews 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.

Esmond TownshipMathews Township
People
Population 19Lowest 175Highest
Median age 43.3±62.9Lowest 14% above SD 47.2±28.8Highest 24% above SD
Mathews Township and Esmond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.6%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 24.6%±17.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Esmond Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.1%±100Highest SD: 18% 25.7%±14.1Lowest SD: 18%
Esmond Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±74.4 SD: 5% 0%±8.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $31,250±$29kLowest 58% below SD $71,250±$40kHighest 5% below SD
Mathews Township and Esmond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $218,800±$176k 15% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%
Esmond Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 57.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 12.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 88.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 5 yrs older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 12 min 30% below SD
Work from home — 17.4%±16.7 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town De Smet (33%)De Smet (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mathews TownshipFew work in Esmond Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.8%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.0 miLowest 11.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.5Lowest
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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