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Goodwin Township vs Kranzburg Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.6× in Kranzburg Township) and size (3.7× in Kranzburg Township).

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Goodwin Township, SDA small town of 98Deuel County · 98 people
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Kranzburg Township, SDA small town of 360Codington County · 360 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.

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.
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Kranzburg TownshipA small town of 360
Quiet strengthsKranzburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kranzburg 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Goodwin Township and Kranzburg Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Goodwin TownshipKranzburg TownshipGoodwin TownshipKranzburg Township
Goodwin Township ↔ Kranzburg Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipKranzburg Township
Snow a year61″41″
January low2°F3°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th59th
Outdoors & history
Goodwin TownshipKranzburg Township
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land12.2%1.6%
Settled18781878
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Community
Goodwin TownshipKranzburg 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 TownshipKranzburg Township
People
Population 98Lowest 360Highest
Median age 33.8±14.9Lowest 11% below SD 34.7±11.7Highest 9% below SD
Kranzburg Township and Goodwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 40.8%±11.8Highest SD: 24.2% 31.4%±9.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Goodwin Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.2%±36Lowest SD: 18% 18.1%±4.2Highest SD: 18%
Kranzburg 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 28%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.4Lowest SD: 5% 0.8%±1.2Highest SD: 5%
Kranzburg 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 — $80,625±$28k 7% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $290,500±$74k 13% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,692 about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 27.3%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 6.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 91.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 38 min 115% above SD
Work from home 21.1%±23.7Highest SD: 9.7% 5.8%±7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Goodwin Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (17%)Watertown (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kranzburg TownshipFew work in Goodwin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.7 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 1.1Lowest
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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