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Goodwin Township vs Madison Township

19 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.4× in Madison Township) and typical home built (18 yrs in Madison Township).

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Goodwin Township, SDA small town of 98Deuel County · 98 people
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Madison Township, SDHometown of 16 notable peopleGrant County · 110 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 →
Madison TownshipHometown of 16 notable people
Famous people16 notable peopleborn in Madison Township All about Madison 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 worker5.4×
Madison Township is more of a job hub
Madison Township 0.27Goodwin Township 0.05
Typical home built18 yrs
Madison Township’s homes are older
Goodwin Township 1956Madison Township 1938
Conserved land+9.8 pts
Goodwin Township has more conserved land
Goodwin Township 12.2%Madison Township 2.4%
Bachelor’s degree++9.2 pts
More adults in Madison Township have a degree
Madison Township 29.9%Goodwin Township 20.7%
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 TownshipMadison Township
Snow a year61″59″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th53rd
Outdoors & history
Goodwin TownshipMadison Township
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land12.2%—
Settled1878—
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—16
Community
Goodwin TownshipMadison 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

19 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Goodwin TownshipMadison TownshipGoodwin TownshipMadison Township
Goodwin Township ↔ Madison Township19 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.

Goodwin TownshipMadison Township
People
Population 98Lowest 110Highest
Median age 33.8±14.9Lowest 11% below SD 34.4±40.6Highest 9% below SD
Madison 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% 30%±30Lowest SD: 24.2%
Goodwin Township and Madison 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% 27.3%±23.1Highest SD: 18%
Madison 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% 29.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.4Lowest SD: 5% 15.5%±21.7Highest SD: 5%
Madison 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 — $112,917±$59k 50% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $206,300±$188k 20% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,417 11% below SD
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 24 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 21.1%±23.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 41.7%±13.3Highest SD: 9.7%
Madison Township and Goodwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clear Lake (17%)Milbank (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Madison TownshipFew work in Goodwin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 1.3 1.3
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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