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

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.
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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 →
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

Kranzburg Township and Goodwin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kranzburg TownshipGoodwin TownshipKranzburg TownshipGoodwin Township
Kranzburg Township ↔ Goodwin 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
Kranzburg TownshipGoodwin Township
Snow a year41″61″
January low3°F2°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)145d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th36th
Outdoors & history
Kranzburg TownshipGoodwin Township
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.6%12.2%
Settled18781878
National Register places1—
Archive photos2—
Community
Kranzburg TownshipGoodwin 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.

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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.

Kranzburg TownshipGoodwin Township
People
Population 360Highest 98Lowest
Median age 34.7±11.7Highest 9% below SD 33.8±14.9Lowest 11% 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 31.4%±9.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 40.8%±11.8Highest 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+ 18.1%±4.2Highest SD: 18% 10.2%±36Lowest 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+ 28%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.2Highest SD: 5% 0%±14.4Lowest 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 6.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 13.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 min 115% above SD —
Work from home 5.8%±7Lowest SD: 9.7% 21.1%±23.7Highest 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 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (60%)Clear Lake (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Goodwin TownshipFew work in Kranzburg Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 12.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.3Highest
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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