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Florence Township vs Goodwin Township

17 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.2× in Florence Township) and typical home built (30 yrs in Goodwin Township).

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Florence Township, SDAn outdoors townHamlin County · 139 people
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Goodwin Township, SDA small town of 98Deuel County · 98 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.

Florence TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.5% conserved land5.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Florence Township →
Goodwin TownshipA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsGoodwin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Goodwin 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 worker5.2×
Florence Township is more of a job hub
Florence Township 0.26Goodwin Township 0.05
Typical home built30 yrs
Goodwin Township’s homes are older
Florence Township 1986Goodwin Township 1956
Street grid+63%
Goodwin Township has the more walkable street grid
Goodwin Township 1.3Florence Township 0.8
Conserved land+9.3 pts
Florence Township has more conserved land
Florence Township 21.5%Goodwin Township 12.2%
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
Florence TownshipGoodwin Township
Snow a year34″61″
January low—2°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th36th
Outdoors & history
Florence TownshipGoodwin Township
Trails6 mi0 mi
Conserved land21.5%12.2%
Settled—1878
National Register places1—
Archive photos2—
Community
Florence TownshipGoodwin 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

17 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Florence TownshipGoodwin TownshipFlorence TownshipGoodwin Township
Florence Township ↔ Goodwin Township17 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.

Florence TownshipGoodwin Township
People
Population 139Highest 98Lowest
Median age 31.8±20.2Lowest 16% below SD 33.8±14.9Highest 11% below SD
Goodwin Township and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.5%±16.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 40.8%±11.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Goodwin Township and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.4%±22.3Highest SD: 18% 10.2%±36Lowest SD: 18%
Florence Township and Goodwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 20.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.2 SD: 5% 0%±14.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $100,781±$13k 34% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $338,900±$127k 32% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,955 8% above SD —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 13.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 min 23% below SD —
Work from home 5.8%±9.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 21.1%±23.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Goodwin Township and Florence 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 17.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (24%)Clear Lake (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Goodwin TownshipFew work in Florence Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.5%Highest 12.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.3Highest
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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