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.

Down paymentRate%

Mathews Township$1,480/mo

Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

Grafton Township$2,060/mo

Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Grafton 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.

Where they are

Mathews Township and Grafton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mathews TownshipGrafton Township

Mathews Township ↔ Grafton Township7.5 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

Mathews TownshipGrafton Township

Snow a year41″36″

January low5°F 5°F

July high82°F 87°F

Growing season (days)151d 149d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 29th

Outdoors & history

Mathews TownshipGrafton Township

Trails12 mi —

Conserved land32.9%—

National Register places—1

Community

Mathews TownshipGrafton Township

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.

Everything, side by side

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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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Mathews TownshipGrafton Township

People

Population 175Highest 73Lowest

Median age 47.2±28.8Highest 24% above SD 16.6±1.5Lowest 56% below SD

Kids under 18 24.6%±17.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 56.2%±52.5Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 25.7%±14.1Highest SD: 18% 0%±47.5Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 12.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.1 SD: 5% 0%±19.4 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $71,250±$40k 5% below SD —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $218,800±$176kLowest 15% below SD $333,300±$263kHighest 29% above SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,700 36% above SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 12.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956 24 yrs older than SD —

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 30% below SD 18 minHighest about the SD average

Work from home 17.4%±16.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 30.6%±35.9Highest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town De Smet (18%)Howard (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grafton TownshipFew work in Mathews Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 32.9%Highest 21.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 11.6 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.0Highest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Mathews Township vs Grafton Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Grafton Township

Mathews Township and Grafton Township share a border

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