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Marion Township vs Mathews Township

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.6× in Mathews Township) and street grid (2.6× in Marion Township).

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Marion Township, SDA small town of 113Turner County · 113 people
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Mathews Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 175 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.

Marion TownshipA small town of 113
Quiet strengthsMarion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Marion 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Marion Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Marion Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $328K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Mathews Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Marion Township and Mathews Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Marion TownshipMathews Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low—5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th30th
Outdoors & history
Marion TownshipMathews Township
Trails1 mi12 mi
Conserved land2.2%32.9%
Settled1881—
Community
Marion TownshipMathews 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

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marion Township ↔ Mathews Township63 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.

Marion TownshipMathews Township
People
Population 113Lowest 175Highest
Median age 47.9±9.1Highest 26% above SD 47.2±28.8Lowest 24% above SD
Marion Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.1%±25.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.6%±17.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Mathews Township and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.2%±27Lowest SD: 18% 25.7%±14.1Highest SD: 18%
Mathews Township and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.5 SD: 5% 0%±8.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,750±$84kHighest 17% above SD $71,250±$40kLowest 5% below SD
Marion Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $327,600±$32kHighest 27% above SD $218,800±$176kLowest 15% below SD
Marion Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,125 15% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 10.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 12.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 88.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 17% above SD 12 minLowest 30% below SD
Work from home 6.3%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 17.4%±16.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Mathews Township and Marion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.30Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (53%)De Smet (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mathews TownshipFew work in Marion Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 11.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Marion Township neighborsTown Square →

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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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