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Gayville Township vs Wayne Township 61 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Wayne Township) and home values (+68% in Wayne Township).
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.
Gayville Township A small town of 224
Quiet strengths Gayville Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gayville 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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $530 more a month in Wayne 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Gayville Township $960 /mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 1.66% · Housing →
Wayne Township $1,490 /mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →
The difference: $530 a month , about $6,300 a year , between Wayne Township and Gayville 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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 61 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Gayville Township ↔ Wayne Township 61 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
224 224
Median age
42.9 ±16 Lowest 13% above SD 45.5 ±9 Highest 20% above SD
Kids under 18
10.3% ±9.1 Lowest SD: 24.2% 19.2% ±7.6 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
9.4% ±9.8 Lowest SD: 18% 18.8% ±9.6 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.4% Lowest SD: 31.9% 19.1% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±6.3 Lowest SD: 5% 4.5% ±6.5 Highest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$64,143 ±$842 Lowest 15% below SD $78,750 ±$53k Highest 5% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$144,800 ±$25k Lowest 44% below SD $242,900 ±$69k Highest 6% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,409 Lowest 12% below SD $2,537 Highest 7% below SD
Below poverty line
5.8% Highest SD: 11.9% 0% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964 Lowest 16 yrs older than SD 1981 Highest 1 yr newer than SD
Average commuteone way
16 min Lowest 12% below SD 19 min Highest 4% above SD
Work from home
1.7% ±2.1 Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.4% ±9.2 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
2.9% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
12.8 mi Lowest 14.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.27 Lowest 0.64 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Yankton (37%) Mitchell (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Wayne Township Few work in Gayville Township
Conserved landshare of the town
1.2% Lowest 13.5% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
1.6 mi Lowest 9.3 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.3 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.7 Lowest 1.9 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Gayville Township or Wayne Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Gayville Township? → Moving to Gayville Township: what should I know? →
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Wayne Township or Gayville Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Wayne Township? → Moving to Wayne Township: what should I know? →
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Bordering Gayville Township Towns like Gayville Township 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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