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Goodwin Township vs Havana Township

Next-door neighbors in Deuel County. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+40.8 pts in Goodwin Township) and median age (25.5 yrs in Havana Township).

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Goodwin Township, SDA small town of 98Deuel County · 98 people
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Havana Township, SDA small town of 173Deuel County · 173 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.

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 →
Havana TownshipA small town of 173
Quiet strengthsHavana Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Havana 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.

Kids under 18+40.8 pts
Goodwin Township has more kids
Goodwin Township 40.8%Havana Township 0%
Median age25.5 yrs
Havana Township skews older
Havana Township 59.3Goodwin Township 33.8
Jobs per worker4×
Havana Township is more of a job hub
Havana Township 0.20Goodwin Township 0.05
Homeowners+38.7 pts renters
Havana Township has more renters
Goodwin Township 100%Havana Township 61.3%
Typical home built18 yrs
Havana Township’s homes are older
Goodwin Township 1956Havana Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++8.4 pts
More adults in Goodwin Township have a degree
Goodwin Township 20.7%Havana Township 12.3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Goodwin Township and Havana Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Goodwin TownshipHavana TownshipGoodwin TownshipHavana Township
Goodwin Township ↔ Havana Township6.0 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
Goodwin TownshipHavana Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th36th
Outdoors & history
Goodwin TownshipHavana Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land12.2%10.1%
Settled1878—
Community
Goodwin TownshipHavana 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.

Goodwin TownshipHavana Township
People
Population 98Lowest 173Highest
Median age 33.8±14.9Lowest 11% below SD 59.3±2.8Highest 56% above SD
Kids under 18 40.8%±11.8Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±16.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 10.2%±36Lowest SD: 18% 24.3%±22.9Highest SD: 18%
Havana 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+ 20.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 12.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.4Lowest SD: 5% 9.8%±12.3Highest SD: 5%
Havana Township and Goodwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $83,964±$16k 12% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $357,000±$24k 39% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $5,464 101% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.5%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 61.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 24 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 19 min 4% above SD
Work from home 21.1%±23.7Highest SD: 9.7% 6%±9.7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Goodwin Township and Havana 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 25.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (17%)Watertown (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Havana TownshipFew work in Goodwin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Highest 10.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.0Lowest
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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