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C−IreneBetter than 18% of districts in the state –Marindahl TownshipNot graded

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

IreneMarindahl Township

Snow a year31″38″

January low7°F 10°F

July high84°F 87°F

Growing season (days)151d 164d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 66th

Outdoors & history

IreneMarindahl Township

Trails—2 mi

Conserved land—2.6%

Settled1895 —

National Register places1 4

Community

IreneMarindahl Township

Library hours a week36 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

IreneMarindahl Township

People

Population 456Highest 151Lowest

Median age 38.2±8.3Lowest about the SD average 54.1±18.7Highest 42% above SD

Marindahl Township and Irene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 16.4%±6.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±17Highest SD: 24.2%

Marindahl Township and Irene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 23.9%±10.2Lowest SD: 18% 25.2%±20.4Highest SD: 18%

Marindahl Township and Irene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±2.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±9.4Lowest SD: 5%

Irene and Marindahl Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,563±$11kLowest 11% below SD $90,500±$72kHighest 21% above SD

Marindahl Township and Irene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,300±$13k 66% below SD —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $756±$162 20% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,395Lowest 49% below SD $1,659Highest 39% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.8%±21.3 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 3.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.9%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1945Highest 35 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minLowest 98% above SD 38 minHighest 111% above SD

Work from home 4%±5.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 34.6%±25.6Highest SD: 9.7%

Marindahl Township and Irene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 1.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (25%)Yankton (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marindahl TownshipFew work in Irene

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 101Highest 1.1Lowest

Schools

School district Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3—

High school in town Irene - Wakonda High School - 01—

Students per teacherat that high school 14.1 —

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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