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Mathews Township vs Virginia Township

101 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.6× in Mathews Township) and jobs per worker (7.5× in Mathews Township).

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Mathews Township, SDAn outdoors townKingsbury County · 175 people
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Virginia Township, SDA small town of 315Union County · 315 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.

Mathews TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.9% conserved land12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Mathews Township →
Virginia TownshipA small town of 315
Quiet strengthsVirginia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Virginia 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.

Trails11.6×
Mathews Township has more miles of trail
Mathews Township 11.6 miVirginia Township 1.0 mi
Jobs per worker7.5×
Mathews Township is more of a job hub
Mathews Township 0.30Virginia Township 0.04
Street grid3.2×
Virginia Township has the more walkable street grid
Virginia Township 1.6Mathews Township 0.5
Average commute17 min
Mathews Township has the shorter commute
Virginia Township 29 minMathews Township 12 min
Conserved land+29.8 pts
Mathews Township has more conserved land
Mathews Township 32.9%Virginia Township 3.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Virginia 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.

Mathews Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Virginia Township$2,020/mo
Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Virginia 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
Mathews TownshipVirginia Township
Snow a year41″31″
January low5°F7°F
July high82°F85°F
Growing season (days)151d155d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th41st
Outdoors & history
Mathews TownshipVirginia Township
Trails12 mi1 mi
Conserved land32.9%3.1%
National Register places—1
Community
Mathews TownshipVirginia 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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mathews TownshipKingsbury CountyVirginia TownshipUnion County
Mathews Township ↔ Virginia Township101 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.

Mathews TownshipVirginia Township
People
Population 175Lowest 315Highest
Median age 47.2±28.8Lowest 24% above SD 47.9±7.5Highest 26% above SD
Virginia Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.6%±17.9Highest SD: 24.2% 21.9%±10.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Mathews Township and Virginia 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% 18.7%±11.7Lowest SD: 18%
Mathews Township and Virginia 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% 21.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.1 SD: 5% 0%±4.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,250±$40kLowest 5% below SD $110,655±$65kHighest 47% above SD
Virginia 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 $218,800±$176kLowest 15% below SD $355,800±$127kHighest 38% above SD
Virginia Township and Mathews Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,902 30% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 12.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 89.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD 1960Highest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 30% below SD 29 minHighest 64% above SD
Work from home 17.4%±16.7Highest SD: 9.7% 11.6%±13.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Mathews Township and Virginia 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 29.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town De Smet (18%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Virginia TownshipFew work in Mathews Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 32.9%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.6 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.6Highest
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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